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Lodging

  • The camp homes are nestled in the woods, a short drive from most of Florida's springs, and located near Luraville, Florida
  • Students are roomed according to gender and age
  • A maximum of 4 to 1 student to staff ratio
  • Laundry facilities are on site
  • Well-balanced meals are provided
  • Campers participate in meal preparation, cleaning, vehicle maintenance, and scuba gear maintenance​​

Transportation

  • Passenger vans and trucks are used to transport campers to and from activities
  • A free shuttle is provided from the Target parking lot in Gainesville, FL and the Gainesville Regional Airport, or you are welcome to drive your child to and from the camp location

Safety

  • All dives are supervised by dive professionals
  • Lifejackets are worn at all times while canoeing 
  • All staff are CPR/First Aid instructors/trained
  • A nurse practitioner is on-call 24 hrs a day

Equipment  Packages  

The equipment packages are complementary and are the campers to keep as long as full payment is received by May 15 in order to allow sufficient time for ordering and shipping of equipment. 

The following packages correspond to each program offered. However, mask, fins, and snorkel are required for all programs, so modifications to these assignments can be made as needed.  
Explorer I Package
  • Mask, fins, and snorkel
Explorer II Package
  • Z knife, finger spool, safety tube, whistle, and compass
Explorer IIIS Package
  • Primary dive light
Explorer IIIR Package
  • Extensive first aid kit and resuscitation mask

What  is  a  typical  Day  Like?

  • Breakfast
  • Travel to dive site
  • Briefing of dive site and general area
  • Conduct dive #1
  • Lunch
  • Conduct dive #2
  • Explore another spring or hiking trail
  • Return to Spring House
  • Free time
  • Dinner
  • Work on scuba knowledge development
  • Group game, movie or evening discussion
  • Bedtime
"I am very indebted to Mr. Davenport for helping me be such a confident person.  He is as good of a mentor as you could ask for.  He taught me just as much about life out of the water as he did in the water.  He taught me about the type of responsibility you need to be successful in life" - John