Crystal River

Florida, USA East
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Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Crystal River

Crystal River is a fresh water river complex fed by warm freshwater springs. It offers a variety of fish (mullets, catfish, tarpon, etc.) and many Manatees. I found the manatees were friendly and unintimidated by SCUBA. Sadly, all of the manatees I saw had suffered multiple prop injuries. If you do boat in manatee territory, please look out for them. This is an easy site to dive and offers a good environment for beginners. Maximum depth is around 40 feet. The water is in the mid 70s to low 80s year round and I was comfortable diving in a 3-mil skin. I know it can be shore-dived, but, I don't know a lot of the details of shore diving this site. I dove it from a small inflatable. I know it's in the North Western section of the Florida Peninsula, and, I believe it's a state park. Sorry I don't have more information. I only dove there once.
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Jason Saybrook
Jason Saybrook
Aug 14, 2005, 12:00 AM
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If you are looking to dive from shore you could start at Hunter springs park. There is a nice spring dive from the beach area, and there are also great dives from boats: 3 sisters, king spring, and many others. Boat rental around area is pretty cheap, around $7.00 an hour for a jon boat.
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