Florida Cave Crawl
February 21st – 23rd, 2025.
The cave crawl will be held at the Blue Springs Recreational Park in Marianna, FL. Camping is available onsite. Small campers and pop-ups are permitted but there are no large RV’s permitted. There are no individual power outlets for campsites. There are outdoor showers and the spring but there is no hot water.
Tickets- Available for purchase here
- Early Bird Admission – $30 – Open for the rest of the year.
- Regular Admission – $35 – Jan. 1st – Jan 31st.
- Late Admission – $40 – Feb. 1st until event. Doesn’t guarantee a shirt or souvenir cup.
- Souvenir Cup – $16 – Cup includes all the beer you can drink (until supply runs out) for adults 21+.
- T-shirt – $25 – 2025 Cave Crawl t-shirt with custom artwork.
Raffle-
- Raffle tickets will be sold at the gate. Prizes and sponsors will be announced soon.
Dinner can be purchased on Saturday night from Dixie Dawgs and The Empanada food trucks
Caving-
- Available caves and trips will be in the guidebook with more info available when you check in on the first day.
- There will be a rinsing station for your muddy caving gear.
Scheduled Events-
- Friday Afternoon
- Check-in (early check-in only permitted by request)
- Saturday Morning
- Cave trips depart
- On-site forage walk with Billy Bailey from Old Ways Environmental Education
- Collab with Florida Caverns State Park for family friendly activities
- Saturday Evening
- 5pm-8pm – Food trucks serving dinner
- 6:30pm – Raffle [must be present to win]
- 7pm – Bonfire, kegs tapped, and live music
- Sunday Morning
- Departure
Waterfront Activities Onsite-
- The park is located next to Jackson Blue spring on Merritt’s Millpond. The pond is excellent for kayaking and SCUBA diving. It is a gin-clear, spring-fed pond with multiple underwater caves. SCUBA diving is permitted on the pond free of charge this weekend for Cave Crawl attendees. Sign in done through Cave Adventurers dive shop and is REQUIRED PRIOR TO DIVING.
- More info to come about kayak/canoe rentals and fees.
Rules-
- No pets allowed.
- No lifeguard on duty, swim at your own risk.
- If SCUBA diving, you must adhere to the limits of your certification level. No open water divers permitted in the caves.
- No personal fires. We will have a bonfire.
- No fireworks, firearms, carbide or other kinds of bombs.
- Respect the quiet hours when others are sleeping.
- Be tidy and adhere to the leave no trace guideline.
- Don’t leave shower area muddy when through using it.
- Self-guided trips are not permitted in private caves without permission. Consult guidebook for list of available caves and how to access them.
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