Why is Jug Hole Closed to divers Except for Winter?

[jcook]

Kelly, as of now the tubing area is closed due to low water. So why can't they open Jug since no tubers means no crowds. It just seems the parks are not flexible. They can close tubing and have posted signs, why not allow Jug until the water level comes back up?

About the key, I didn't turn the lock over to see it was a combination lock. Silly me, I thought it was a key lock.

Probably because the parks don't want to have to deal with opening it just for divers for the times when it gets closed to tubers. Honestly you are asking the parks to do a lot of extra work for very little benefit on their behalf. There are many other places you can go during the summer months, just be happy we can dive it during the fall/winter months.

[mag3]

Probably because the parks don't want to have to deal with opening it just for divers for the times when it gets closed to tubers. Honestly you are asking the parks to do a lot of extra work for very little benefit on their behalf. There are many other places you can go during the summer months, just be happy we can dive it during the fall/winter months.

Plus, the fact that there are several local area businesses (and by local, I mean within 5 miles of Jug Hole) that focus on the "tubing" market. I'd imagine that they'd be suffering a bit right now if Jug Hole is closed to tubing. I'd think that they'd put a lot of pressure on FSP to keep it open only for tubing whenever possible, especially during the summer months.

[kensuf]

Have you ever tried to access the park during the summer tubing season? You ought to see the line of cars 1 hour before the park opens,they meet their limit sometimes by 8:30am.

Hey Kelly,

The past two summers have had minimal traffic during the weekend. Seriously, my wife and I have gone there on some major weekends (Memorial day) later in the morning (10AM) and had no problems with parking or finding grills to cook lunch on at the south entrance. We've gotten to the north entrance as late as 9:30 and still been allowed in a few times.

One of the main concerns with the north entrance during the summer though is the amount of parking. It still fills up by ~9:30, and there's very limited parking. Your best bet may be to argue for a week-day diving permit, but keep weekends free for tubers.

Best of luck to you,

Ken