Caves Near Tallahassee Suitable for Basic Cave Divers?

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10-06-2010 06:59 AM
giles45shop

Caves Near Tallahassee Suitable for Basic Cave Divers?

All,

I have an opportunity to be in Tallahassee Th/Fr of next week with some of my buddies (All experienced Basic Cave) and we want to do some cave diving.

From Walter's site, it looks like most, if not all, of the caves right around Tally are either on private property or have some restrictions on acccess. Are there any caves suitable for Basic Cave in the area, or are we going to have to had either East (Madison) or West (Marianna) to dive?

Thanks,

John
10-06-2010 07:11 AM
OFG-1

Greetings

There are some locations that are pretty good for basic level. Some are not. The problem is that almost everything in the Leon system is blown out from the rains a couple of weeks ago, or to be precise, the locations I visited last weekend were. Even when it is good, don't expect the same visibility in the area as in JB or Ginnie.

I will be splashing about next week, and if it has cleared up I will let you know.
10-06-2010 08:39 AM
jj1987

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Originally Posted by giles45shop

All,

I have an opportunity to be in Tallahassee Th/Fr of next week with some of my buddies (All experienced Basic Cave) and we want to do some cave diving.

From Walter's site, it looks like most, if not all, of the caves right around Tally are either on private property or have some restrictions on acccess. Are there any caves suitable for Basic Cave in the area, or are we going to have to had either East (Madison) or West (Marianna) to dive?

Thanks,

John

www.wakullacountydiveclub.com - Meet up with someone local. There's several sites in Tally where access has been arranged, but it's not discussed as openly as sites like Ginnie and JB.
10-06-2010 09:20 AM
LiteHedded

I'd say for the most part they're more challenging than what you find elsewhere. not that an experienced intro diver would have trouble diving a lot of them within those limitations. join the WCDC. they do great work and someone will be glad to show you around
10-06-2010 09:52 AM
RN

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Originally Posted by OFG-1

Greetings

There are some locations that are pretty good for basic level. Some are not. The problem is that almost everything in the Leon system is blown out from the rains a couple of weeks ago, or to be precise, the locations I visited last weekend were. Even when it is good, don't expect the same visibility in the area as in JB or Ginnie.

I will be splashing about next week, and if it has cleared up I will let you know.

The forecast for Monday and Tuesday is thunderstorms... :(
10-06-2010 11:27 AM
OFG-1

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Originally Posted by RN

The forecast for Monday and Tuesday is thunderstorms... :(

Rob, NEVER tell anyone about bad weather, now its your fault!!!
10-06-2010 11:36 AM
Sludge

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Originally Posted by RN

The forecast for Monday and Tuesday is thunderstorms... :(

Where? weather.com calls for 0% rain Monday and 10% on Tuesday in Tallahassee.
10-06-2010 11:53 AM
Walter Pickel

Thanks to Matt I am adding "Equipment Configuration and Notes" to some systems. I have started with a few up near Tally.

Here is Bozel - http://j.mp/cNMMKx
10-06-2010 12:25 PM
JamieZ

Being that I have only been to Bozell once, my info is probably wrong, I'm sure others would know better. I did this dive in sidemount, it was my understanding that the backmount entrance is on private property, therefore its a sidemount cave only, no?
10-06-2010 12:32 PM
jj1987

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Originally Posted by JamieZ

Being that I have only been to Bozell once, my info is probably wrong, I'm sure others would know better. I did this dive in sidemount, it was my understanding that the backmount entrance is on private property, therefore its a sidemount cave only, no?

Right before the fissure crack you can exit the cave (Look up!) into the pool which is on private property, and then near there is another BM entry point.
10-06-2010 01:16 PM
SuPrBuGmAn

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Originally Posted by JamieZ

Being that I have only been to Bozell once, my info is probably wrong, I'm sure others would know better. I did this dive in sidemount, it was my understanding that the backmount entrance is on private property, therefore its a sidemount cave only, no?

Only if you step foot on land... The BM entrance is in water.
10-06-2010 07:01 PM
giles45shop

Thanks for the info! I'll check out the Wakulla County Dive club, and if anyone wants to share info privately, just PM me. I'd definitely feel better getting some local intel before we decide to try one of these spots. If it doesn't work out, we can always try east or west of there. We've been diving the touristy caves (Ginnie, Peacock, Manatee, Little River), and wanted to check out some new scenery.

Thanks,

John