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Dutch Springs..
tazzer9797 - 6/07/2011 1:16 PM
Category: General
Replies: 12

Myself and a group from the Toronto area are hitting Dutch Springs this weekend(June/10,11,12) for a fun weekend of diving and camping. Any one going, Please drop me a line and I would love to say hello...Dive Safe.
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LatitudeAdjustment - 6/13/2011 6:12 AM
Well, lets have a trip report, eh!
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jnowak100 - 6/13/2011 9:10 PM
I was at Dutch Springs 6/10,11,12 for my Instructor Specialty training sessions and have been there a lot this season, for both Dive Master, IDC and IE sessions. It is a great training facility for all levels from OW to Tec. It is set up well with topside facilities like hot showers, bathrooms and changing rooms, shop, air fill station, campgrounds to bottom attractions with a number of wrecks, platforms, and guide lines. visibility was about 15m/50’ temperature from 7C/44F at depth 30m/90’to 16C/60F at surface. Some sun and some rain. A lot of campers. Great experience, fun times.
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tazzer9797 - 6/13/2011 10:07 PM
It was an interesting place to say the least. Would have bin better except for the rain and dampness, but Mother Nature has the last word there. There was some fun diving to be had for sure. Was told it was a very quiet weekend do to weather. If that was very quiet I would hate to see busy. My personal opinion is.... a great palce to visit once a year or so... I will take the wrecks in Kingston any day.. It was ’OK’ 
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LatitudeAdjustment - 6/14/2011 6:25 AM


From tazzer9797: Was told it was a very quiet weekend do to weather. If that was very quiet I would hate to see busy.



 On a hot summer weekend Dutch can be a zoo between the divers, students and those just going to cool off at the waterpark.


 I had a dive buddy that liked to go there to check equipment before trips but she lived an hour away from Dutch, for me the shore is closer :)


 
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tazzer9797 - 6/14/2011 6:32 AM
YA.. I here ya.. The shores of Lake Ontario in the Kingston area are an hour and a half away.. Drop the boat in and dive one of the hundreds of wrecks in the area.. Can honestly say about Dutch Springs... Bin there, dun it, bought a tee shirt..LOL
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scubaclay - 6/15/2011 2:37 PM
How was your trip to Dutch Springs, we were going to dive the threat of thunder storms kept us away. Hope you had a great time.
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tazzer9797 - 6/16/2011 1:13 PM
Rather hook up my boat and head down to Kingston /Brockville area of Ontario and dive one of the hundreds of different wrecks. And it is alot less busy. 3 Dives a day and home for dinner and sleep in my own bed at night. Dont get me wrong, it was fun even with bad weather. Just not sure if I would go back...
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LatitudeAdjustment - 6/16/2011 3:16 PM


 Right near Dutch is the train wreck in Delaware Water Gap, it doesn’t have the topside stuff like Dutch but you don’t need to pay to get into the state park either and like Dutch once is enough too!


 Same green water and no you can’t keep the beer bottles you find, it is a state park.
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jnowak100 - 6/16/2011 4:17 PM
For purely recreational diving, yes there are lots of other places with better or more interesting wrecks, and for fish and coral, this is not the place. But it is an excellent training facility, whether for completing courses, testing new equipment, or just to "refresh" the skills. There are a lot of regional dive centers that come there for just those purposes. Would I rather be diving in the Caribbean? of course, but that is not always possible.
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tazzer9797 - 6/16/2011 5:22 PM
Joseph.. I totally agree it is a great place to train, try out gear or take a course. I am not slamming the place in any way. I live 30 minutes east of Toronto, Ontario,Canada and it was a 7 and a half drive. Within 1-2 hours I can dive hundreds of wrecks for free.I do around 70 to 90 plus dives a year on average and I dive both solo and with a buddy or group. I dive threw the ice or in 85 caribean waters.. dosent make a difference to me.. I love to dive.. Just said I did Dutch Springs , had fun and now I can cross it off my list.. Ever get up this way for a visit. Let me know and I will take you out for some 70-100 ft wrecks that will for sure put a smile on your face.....
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tazzer9797 - 6/16/2011 5:25 PM
SORRY RAY.. The offer is good for you as well.. Ever get up here..Let me know... We will do some wreck diving...
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LatitudeAdjustment - 6/17/2011 7:52 AM


From tazzer9797: SORRY RAY.. The offer is good for you as well.. Ever get up here..Let me know... We will do some wreck diving...



 I’ve heard the diving is good there and it has got to be better and warmer than my dive in Hopedale Labrador! My wife has talked about a road trip to Maine, maybe I can swing by Canada again :)