Ginnie Springs Cave Diving After Storm Idalia?

[Leandro]

I was planning cave diving in Ginnie Springs on Friday; I guess, it may not be possible now being under Idalia?s path. However, I?m wondering what should expect to happen if it hits the area, from Wednesday to Sunday, for cave diving. They plan to reopen on Thursday ?depending on park conditions?.

[Diverlee]

Would depend on how much damage I would have a plan B


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[DogDiver]

Ginnie usually closed on holiday weekends. Friday thru Monday.


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[Kelly Jessop]

State parks are closing and re-opening can depend on number of trees down and damage.

[Leandro]

Thank you all for your comments; very appreciated.

[Sea-Jay]

Ginnie was open this weekend, along with LR. Talking with the staff at LR, they anticipate peacock being closed for several weeks due to the down trees.

[Six Feet Under]

Ginnie was open this weekend, along with LR. Talking with the staff at LR, they anticipate peacock being closed for several weeks due to the down trees.

I'm probably the only one that thinks this, but I don't know why the state park system (blaming the SYSTEM, not the individual park rangers here) doesn't do some preventative maintenance for storms with the amount of trees there. Maybe they already do, but it seems like every time a hurricane rolls through, it's the most affected state park I hear of.

[rddvet]

I'm probably the only one that thinks this, but I don't know why the state park system (blaming the SYSTEM, not the individual park rangers here) doesn't do some preventative maintenance for storms with the amount of trees there. Maybe they already do, but it seems like every time a hurricane rolls through, it's the most affected state park I hear of.

They absolutely do but they?re also trying to balance keeping everything ?natural? for both aesthetics and the local wildlife. I get your point but our parks and park rangers are underfunded and have enough work as it is.


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[Kelly Jessop]

I get your point but our parks and park rangers are underfunded and have enough work as it is.


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Good point. Of course all the people very anxious for their favorite park to reopen for diving, are offering to help with clean up to speed up the process. State parks appreciate their volunteers.

[Six Feet Under]

They absolutely do but they?re also trying to balance keeping everything ?natural? for both aesthetics and the local wildlife. I get your point but our parks and park rangers are underfunded and have enough work as it is.


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No doubt, that's why I specifically mentioned the system and not the rangers. I've never had anything but positive interactions with them and they've always been helpful at pretty much every state park I've been to, just seemed like the state system as a whole should take the "ounce of prevention" route while keeping things as natural as possible, if the clean-up work is going to have to be done either way. My wife doesn't dive, but we do camp and hike in some other parks more local to us (Fort Cooper is right down the street from my house).

As for clean-up - I'm on the list as of today (sent Terry a message about nine days ago but I assume it didn't give a notification since we were not friends on Facebook yet), but was told this morning it will be a while before Peacock can be opened due to power lines down that have to be mitigated/cleaned up before volunteers can enter. Don't have much in the way of tools (except small power tools and hand tools, anyways) but still glad to be of some service if possible.