Wonderland - Cypress Spring

Florida Northwest  - Cypress Springs, has a rather large spring basin. The outer depths are about 25 feet deep and have a small opening can be penetrated to a depth of 75 feet. Some cypress trees are immersing in the spring. This spring was highly populated when it was accessible by land and was a great checkout dive. Since the water is so clear, Florida State University chose it as it's dive training. You go can bringing everything you need including a wetsuit to go there. This Cypress spring offers a good half day dive/swim. 

Cypress Springs and the surrounding land was purchased by Nestle Waters to bottle water in 2002. It became private property and only accessible by canoe or small boat. We can only access at a ramp on Holmes Creek several miles downstream and paddle upstream to reach the spring. Some parts of the river are very shallow. The journey is worth the paddle.

Sadly this Cypress Spring is another natural resource that a corporation has taken over for their own profit. We've knew it happen to several springs throughout Florida and to make things worse they've closed access by land to something that belongs to the people. The great thing is navigable rivers are owned by the public under law so you can still access this gem.