What's the deal with Blue Springs Park in High Springs?

[jeandiver]

Really? Cheryl's dived at Poe?

Good One

Jean

[Rich]

Really? Cheryl's dived at Poe?

Good one Russell! Man. that reminded me of all the grief I got when Cheryl sink was in the process of being opened for diving.....

Safe diving,

Rich

[cinder4320]

http://www.highspringsherald.com/art...ews/news10.txt

http://highspringsherald.com/article...ews/news05.txt

There is the follow up article. Basically it is state land and access to the actual spring is open to whom ever comes by water.

Miranda

[Sludge]

Not to open a can of worms, but how does this decision affect cave diving at Troy Spring?

[Serota]

It seems to me that it would apply to Troy and any other property that can be reached exclusively by water. The article also indicates the same rules apply to private property, but the execution could be trickier (convincing the guy with the shotgun).

[JahJahwarrior]

Last time I was at Troy (been a while, half a year or more), there was a set of large black floating square things attached to each other and the shore by ropes, which would effectively prevent entrance by a boat. Why are they allowed to do that?

Troy will always have a special place in my heart, it was my first wreck dive!

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Why not anchor and swim under said plastic floaty thingies? Its not THAT far... Its not like you're going to be haulin a metric buttload of gear into that little cave?

Troy will always have a special place in my heart, it was my first wreck dive!

I LOL'd, but hey, its not often you can pair a spring dive and a wreck in one!

[JahJahwarrior]

A few years ago, several area property owners put up ropes and sandbags to try to block people from entering springs, Oliverio said.

The state had to step in and tell the property owners that navigable waters are for the public to use so long as a person does not get out of the water and onto the land. Touching the bottom of the spring is allowed.

I can handle hauling gear up the run--except half the time I'm out there, it's not deep enough to really swim, and it's a slippery walk, but this quote from the first article piqued my interest when Troy was mentioned.

[cinder4320]

Well...Troy Spring is a state park. The waters in question are waters of the state. Therefore the state can manage and deny entry or limit certain rights as they see fit.

The right to access springs and other areas isn't about navigable water in FL. Its because most submerged land is sovereign (owned by the state) and not owned by individuals living nearby.

Miranda

[cavediver256]

The only map of Troy I have ever seen shows only about 200 ft of passage, and "looking in" from outside (while holding on for dear life) it does not look all that promising.

I am not sure it would be worth the swim up the run, unless of course you just wanted to say you had dived it. Lets not even talk about the battles you would face if you got caught.