Warm Springs

[lowvoltguy1972]

Heading to Florida next week and Buford Spring is on my list of spots to hit. I figured while I am there I could check out Warm Springs as well. Sounds like it's a little hike from Buford. I've never been to Buford and was hoping someone could give me a general idea of directions from Buford to Warm Springs. TIA!

[floridabob]

Hmmmm. "Warm Springs"? The only one I can think of is Warm Mineral Springs down by North Port. But I am not sure if they are open regular hours right now. And I'm pretty sure there is no diving but you can always check.

[Pullnglide]

http://www.caveatlas.com/systems/sys...p?ID=179&co=US
Someone reported conditions back in November. There is an email address if you click on the name. There are also coordinates.

[sdalcher]

Cool, had never heard of Warm springs

[karstanimal17]

I’ve been once. It’s awesome; basically a giant pool averaging about 10-20 feet deep with a horseshoe shaped canyon about 70 feet deep around half the pool. The viz was very good when I went, a bit more greenish than Buford but still enough to see down to the bottom. It is quite a hike to get out there, so I didn’t end up bringing my gear. Just a mask and fins. Someone brought a couple canoes all the way out there which you can use to get around the spring. Be sure to take care of them as well as the rest of the environment. Bring a GPS and enough batteries to last if you get lost, and let someone know you’re going. It’s a very special place; completely wild and unspoiled. I highly recommend it to anyone who’s up for an adventure.

Here’s a video that shows it: https://youtu.be/8XTHS53bsyw

Approximate coordinates are 28.6360591, -82.5965995. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[PEDiver]

First time seeing a video of Warm Springs, that does look awesome. Might be worth the slog to check it out with a tank.

[Jaaron]

I’ve wanted to check warm springs out for several years. But every time I’ve been at Buford I look out into the swamp and say to myself next time lol , It will be one hell of a hike.