Summary of Features Scale -1st magnitude Scenery -excellent to outstanding How Pristine? -small beach area, store and outbuildings, underwater platform; spring very unspoiled Swimming -fair to good Protection -excellent Crowds -small, mostly scuba divers Access -very good Facilities -good Safety -good Scuba -yes Cost -$3 to swim; more to scuba

A diver getting ready	Divers near the hole	Divers resting on log that straddles hole	Divers on the platform between shore and cavern

Directions
Morrison Spring is south of I-10 off exit 15. Go south 3.6 miles and turn left on State Road 81. Turn left (east) on County Road 181. Drive 1.6 miles and turn right onto Morrison Springs Road. You will soon come to a fork in the road. Keep left and proceed to the spring. Small signs for Morrison Springs are posted at each turn.

For maps, latitude/longitude data, driving directions, satellite imagery, and topographic representations as well as weather conditions at this spring, go to Greg Johnson's informative "Florida Springs Database" web site at the following address:  http://www.ThisWaytothe.Net/springs/floridasprings.htm#Florida

Spring Description
The spring lies in a low area. Its 250-foot-diameter pool is bounded by primeval cypress swamp and thickly wooded floodplain. The dirt parking area leads down to a sandy beach. The rest of the spring perimeter is bordered by swamp. The small beach itself shows the remains of cypress stumps from when the area was timbered.

The water is very blue and clear, with excellent visibility except in times of high water. The temperature is about 67 degrees. As you snorkel out into the vent, which is in the middle of the basin, you pass over a dive platform that is about 25 feet deep. Scuba divers can be seen congregating here before they enter the cave. The large entrance has a large cypress log across it. The log is at a depth of 25-30 feet, and the cave entrance is another 60 feet further down. According to accounts, the cave extends over 300 feet deep. The 150-foot wide run flows for about a mile before joining the Choctawhatchee River.

Use/Access

The site is a popular dive spot and has a dive shop. Many scuba classes hold checkout dives here.

Until 2004, the land around Morrison was a privately owned dive resort. In 2004, the land was acquired by the State of Florida and will be managed by Walton County as a county park.  The county will continue to offer diving through a concessionaire and create additional recreational activities.

Personal Impressions
The spring is in a lovely swampy setting. JF swam there alone, and felt creepy in the cold, deep water by himself. Morrison is a major challenge for free divers. Reaching the sign at the cave entrance that says, "Prevent Your Death: Do Not Proceed Further without" cavern dive training is a breath-holding accomplishment.

Nearby Springs

Becton Spring

Jackson Spring

Ponce de Leon Springs

Vortex Spring

Cypress Spring

Other Holmes Creek Springs

St. Andrews State Recreation Area

Falling Waters State Recreation Area