Paradise Springs

"This spring is a hidden gem. It is privately owned and is literally in the back of someone's property. It's tricky to find down a dirt road with no signage. Once we found it and signed our waivers we found our way to the gazebo and realized we had the place to ourselves. The walk down the steps to the spring is picturesque and it's easy to see why the place is called paradise spring... it looks like paradise. The platform to enter is sturdy and spacious.. There is a small spring opening about 10 feet wide and once you go down it opens into a magnificent cavern. I've never seen such clean and clear water. There is a whale bone sticking out the side of the wall as well as tons of shells and ancient fossils. The yellow guideline present made it easy to descend down to 99 FEET! The grim reaper sign is where you should turn around. This was an amazing spring and I would describe it as similar to blue grotto but not as big. The debris pile at the top reminds me of the one at Devils den. This experience was well worth the $30 cash to get in. If you like spring/ cave diving don't miss this one."

"Fantastic place to dive. I agree with the other divers comments on having some experience to dive here. We did two dives in one day and didn't see it all. Beautiful for sure! The owners are great people and very accommodating. Worth every penny!! We had the place to ourselves which was so lucky. Didnt have to worry about other divers kicking up sediment. We've been diving springs all over Florida and this is one of the best places. Cant wait to go back again!!"

"Took a dive here and found it to be a cool place, plenty of fossils, and we hit a depth of 96' at the sign. Would definitely go again. There are some things to know; make sure you bring cash s they no longer take cards, make sure to look at the FL Dive Connection website, and call as you are planning your dive as we found that they were open when Google thought they were closed. The reason I don't give it 5* is because they need one weekend worth of cleaning up the topside. There are places is the brush where things have been dumped and left uncared for that need to either be repaired or hauled off."

"My favorite location to dive. So quiet, peaceful and half the time it’s just you and your dive group. Definitely a hidden gem."

"For a spring it is very nice. The spring itself has a small entrance and the whole slants so it makes it cavern like. I was doing a deep dive and multilevel dive for my advanced certification, and was very fun. It gets dark really fast, so bring a flashlight/torch. You can rent some lights and weights, I dont know about anything else but there is a couple of dive shops nearby.The restroom is actually pretty ok. They have benches and tables to set your gear or whatever. The spring is down some rocky steps and some old wooden deck. Getting to the property is pretty interesting. IT IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY, so keep in mind they are not completely experts or have nice roads, it is their farm home that happens to have a spring. Overall it's fun if you let yourself have fun."