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ケーブダイビング、 United States
Most cave diving in the United States happens in north and north-central Florida, where springs and sinkholes open into water-filled caves in the limestone of the Floridan aquifer. The Wakulla-Leon Sinks system south of Tallahassee is the longest mapped underwater cave in the country, and parks near Live Oak, Branford, High Springs and Chiefland are visited by cave divers year-round. Outside Florida, documented sites are few; Jacob's Well in Texas is mapped by a volunteer exploration project but closed to recreational scuba diving.
アクセスの仕組み
There is no national permit. Access is set entrance by entrance by whoever owns the land: Florida State Parks (registration, proof of certification, no solo diving, dives finished an hour before sunset), county parks, privately owned spring parks such as Ginnie Springs (registration, waiver and day fees), state wildlife management areas such as Chassahowitzka (an FWC scuba registration), properties owned by the NSS Cave Diving Section (members only, with experience requirements), and federal land where exploration runs under permit. Some caves are closed to recreational divers altogether.
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洞窟システム一覧
Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system
Peacock Springs cave system
Manatee Springs cave system
Madison Blue Spring cave system
Jacob's Well cave
Cow Springs cave
Devil's Spring System (Ginnie Springs)
Eagle's Nest Sink cave
Jackson Blue Spring cave
Little River Springs cave
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入口とダイブサイト
| サイト | 洞窟システム | タイプ | アクセス | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Springsnear Luraville | Cow Springs cave | 泉 | 立入制限あり | |
| Devil's EarHigh Springs (Ginnie Springs Outdoors) | Devil's Spring System (Ginnie Springs) | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 | |
| Devil's EyeHigh Springs (Ginnie Springs Outdoors) | Devil's Spring System (Ginnie Springs) | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 | |
| Little Devil (Devil Spring)High Springs (Ginnie Springs Outdoors) | Devil's Spring System (Ginnie Springs) | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 | |
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Eagle's Nest SinkChassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area, south of Crystal River | Eagle's Nest Sink cave | シンクホール | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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Jackson Blue SpringMarianna, Jackson County | Jackson Blue Spring cave | 泉 | アクセス状況は未確認 |
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Jacob's WellWimberley, Hays County | Jacob's Well cave | 泉 | ダイビング禁止 |
| Little River SpringsO'Brien, north of Branford (Suwannee County) | Little River Springs cave | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 | |
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Madison Blue SpringLee, Madison County | Madison Blue Spring cave system | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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Martz SinkLee, Madison County | Madison Blue Spring cave system | シンクホール | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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Catfish HotelChiefland | Manatee Springs cave system | シンクホール | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
| Friedman SinkChiefland | Manatee Springs cave system | シンクホール | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 | |
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Manatee Spring (main spring)Chiefland | Manatee Springs cave system | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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Orange Grove SinkLuraville, near Live Oak | Peacock Springs cave system | シンクホール | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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Peacock Springs (Peacock I)Luraville, near Live Oak | Peacock Springs cave system | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
| Big Dismal SinkLeon Sinks Geological Area, Apalachicola National Forest, south of Tallahassee | Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system | シンクホール | 立入制限あり | |
| Clearcut SinkWoodville Karst Plain, near Wakulla Springs | Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system | シンクホール | ダイビング禁止 | |
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Emerald SinkWoodville Karst Plain, near Wakulla Springs | Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system | シンクホール | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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Wakulla SpringWakulla Springs, south of Tallahassee | Wakulla-Leon Sinks cave system | 泉 | ダイビング禁止 |
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Blue Hole Spring (Ichetucknee Springs State Park)Fort White (Ichetucknee Springs State Park) | — | 泉 | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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Ginnie Spring (Ginnie Ballroom)High Springs (Ginnie Springs Outdoors) | — | キャバーン | 条件付きで資格保有ダイバーに開放 |
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ダイビングセンターとガイド
| プロバイダー | 場所 | 確認済み |
|---|---|---|
| Amigos Dive Center | Fort White | 2026-10-14 |
| Cave Adventurers | Marianna | 2026-10-14 |
| Cave Country Dive Shop | High Springs | 2026-10-14 |
| Dive Outpost | Live Oak (near Luraville) | 2026-10-14 |
| Extreme Exposure | High Springs | 2026-10-14 |
| Ginnie Springs Outdoors | High Springs | 2026-10-14 |
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更新情報
| 公開日 | 更新 | 出典 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | WKPP and SUNFISH robot map about 7.5 km of the Wakulla cave systemThe Woodville Karst Plain Project reported that, between mid-May and mid-June 2026, its divers supported the SUNFISH autonomous underwater vehicle... | Woodville Karst Plain Project ↗ |
| 2025-07-31 | Study uses cave divers to map water-quality variation inside a Florida aquifer caveUniversity of South Florida researchers published in Ground Water a study in which divers logged dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH and... | Ground Water via PubMed ↗ |
| 2024-04再確認期限 | KUR resurveys Hardee Spring as floods stall work near Agate SinkKarst Underwater Research reported it is updating the only known survey of Hardee Spring on the Withlacoochee River in Twin Rivers State Forest,... | Karst Underwater Research ↗ |
このページのすべての情報とその出典 (7)
| 情報 | ステータス | 出典 |
|---|---|---|
| Florida State Parks describes the Wakulla Springs cave system as part of the longest mapped underwater cave system in the United States, with about 45 miles of passage mapped as of January 2023. | 確認済み | [1] |
| The NSS Cave Diving Section was founded in 1973, with Sheck Exley as its first chairman.Organisation's own history page. | 確認済み | [2] |
| Florida State Parks requires divers in parks where spring diving is allowed to register and present a certification card, dive in teams of at least two, and finish dives one hour before sundown.Statewide minimum rules as printed on the Manatee Springs park page. | 確認済み | [3] |
| Access to NSS-CDS owned or managed sites is limited to current NSS-CDS members, and no fees may be charged at those sites. | 確認済み | [4] |
| Scuba divers must have a Chassahowitzka WMA SCUBA Diving Registration on file with FWC before diving at Eagles Nest Sink or Buford Spring. | 確認済み | [6] |
| Ginnie Springs, a privately owned park, charges divers a daily admission that differs for full cave divers and other certified divers.Prices on the page as read on 2026-10-14. | 確認済み | [7] |
| Hays County lists 'No SCUBA diving' among the rules of Jacob's Well Natural Area in Texas. | 確認済み | [5] |
確認済み:直接開いた公式または一次情報源による記載。報告ベース:二次情報源のみによるもの。情報が競合:注釈に両方のバージョンを記載。最新情報でない可能性あり:確認できた最新の情報源が古い。
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