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King Spring
Crystal River, Crystal River & Rainbow River, United States
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp19–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Jul
About this site
King Spring is a cave dive site near Crystal River, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, stingrays, tarpon, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 19 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus- SheepsheadArchosargus probatocephalus
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus- Gray SnapperLutjanus griseus
- Grey MulletMugil cephalus
- SnookCentropomus undecimalis
West Indian ManateeTrichechus manatus
Atlantic StingrayHypanus sabinus
Nearby sites
- 1Idiot's Delight0.9 km
- 2Three Sisters Springs1.0 km
- 3Jurassic Spring1.6 km
- 4Hunter Springs Park1.6 km
- 5Rainbow River23 km
- 6K.P. Hole County Park28 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org