From beginner-friendly open-water basins to some of the longest underwater cave systems in the country, these springs are where Florida divers train and explore.
12 springs
Ginnie Springs
Cave diving and riverside camping.
Devil's Den
The most otherworldly swim in Florida.
Madison Blue Spring
A perfect blue pool without the crowds.
Morrison Springs
The best free spring in Florida.
Alexander Springs
The easiest first-magnitude swim in the state.
Manatee Springs
A first-magnitude spring flowing straight into the Suwannee.
Troy Spring
Snorkeling over a sunken Civil War steamboat.
Blue Grotto Dive Resort
Florida's clearest training cavern — divers only.
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park
One of the longest underwater cave systems in the country.
Little River Springs
Cheap, uncrowded swimming with a serious cave system below.
Vortex Spring
The Panhandle's dive resort — training, cavern, and camping.
Jackson Blue Spring
A first-magnitude spring feeding a five-mile spring-fed lake.
Cave systems require full cave certification — they are unforgiving and have claimed untrained divers. Cavern and open-water zones have their own limits.