Crystal River Watersports

Three Sisters Springs is a complex of three spring areas, with many vents and sand boils that help feed Kings Bay, the headwaters of the Crystal River. These springs also constitute one of the most important natural warm-water refuges for the endangered Florida manatee. The site entrance is blocked from boats.

King Spring is a Florida spring at the Crystal River head in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The spring is 65 ft deep and 200 ft in diameter. Average visibility is 31 to 35 feet. This dive site provides bathrooms and air fills. To access the spring, you will need to rent a boat at the nearby dive shop or bring your own.

Rainbow River Dive Tour Crystal clear fresh springs water with 200 ft of visibility. Beautiful year round Florida weather Fish, Turtles, and sometimes Otters. Grass beds filtering the water. Bird species. Spring beds dotting the bottom. A small cavern at the end of the trip. And yes even Sharks Teeth and fossils. The deepest depth of the river is 25 ft. so snorkelers can free dive as well as this depth gives divers longer bottom time than deeper dives. While drifting the Rainbow River the boat carries the diver down flag so you don’t have to. Don’t forget to bring your camera the view is amazing.

KP Hole is a Florida County park open to divers and snorkelers to explore the spring-fed Rainbow River. This is a spring-fed dive so water temps will be 72 degrees year-round and the water will be very clear. This site has great amenities like concessions for food, showers, and restrooms. Admission is $15.00.

Sitting about 100 miles north of Tampa, Rainbow River is a jewel of a dive site in the middle of Florida. Crystal clear, as it’s fed from a natural spring, this river is full of unique freshwater fish, turtles, and alligators.

Buford Spring is located in a swampy area of the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area in Hernando County, FL. Divers must check in at an iron ranger at the main entrance off US 19 and pay a $3.00 daily fee. The maximum depth is about 50 mtr/165 feet at the siphoning downstream end of the main cavern/cave.