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Natural Springs - New Paris OH


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Natural Springs is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located at 206 South Washington Street, New Paris, OH 45347. This dive site has an average rating of 3.52 out of 5 from 21 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 36-40ft/11-12m. The average visibility is 11-15ft/3-5m. This dive site provides bathrooms and airfills. Training platforms are available.

Come dive in one of the most beautiful spring fed lakes in the Mid-West. Natural Springs Resort scuba diving provides some of the clearest water in the area with several underwater attractions which makes for a perfect dive training environment.

With huge Bass, Catfish, Bluegill and Grass Carp over 4 feet long, we have lots of natural wildlife to enjoy.

One of the things that will entice you is our unique “freshwater jellyfish”, that while only about the size of a dime, maintain all the beauty of their full size saltwater cousins! (no, they won’t hurt you, there too small). See our featured article in the June 2010 issue of Dive Training Magazine.

Your dive fee provides you with dive privileges, a free tank of air, as well as access to the beach and pool. Lake access is integrated with our parking lot so loading and unloading of equipment is very convenient. Restrooms and warm showers are located near by at our store. Between dives get refreshed and grab a snack from the store or eat a whole meal from the grill. If you have family or friends that do not dive they can come along and enjoy the beach, pool or play miniature golf while you are diving.

Better yet, bring your RV or stay in one of our cabins and enjoy all that Natural Springs has to offer for a weekend or a week.

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Comments

Lutra - 1/10/2024 8:25 PM
December and January have had temps in the low 40’s with 30-40’ viz. most of the quarry is 15-20’ deep with a trench along the edge that gets to 30’ deep. For a small quarry lake this has a decent diversity of fish. Ive seen bass, bluegill, catfish, walleye, goldfish, crappie, perch, paddlefish, carp and numerous turtles here. There are several attractions such as cars and boats sunk in here but they are showing some age now.
wgr21 - 1/12/2024 6:21 PM
I’ve not seen any of the paddlefish yet. Where do they like to hang out?
wgr21 - 8/28/2023 3:20 PM
I went scuba diving here on 8/28/2023. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C.
My youngest boy got certified today!
wgr21 - 8/21/2023 3:52 PM
I went scuba diving here on 8/21/2023. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C.
wgr21 - 5/29/2023 9:25 PM
I went scuba diving here on 5/29/2023. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 56-60°F/13-16°C.
wgr21 - 5/28/2023 5:59 PM
I went scuba diving here on 5/28/2023. Average viz: 21-25ft/6-8m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
wgr21 - 4/29/2023 1:02 PM
I went scuba diving here on 4/29/2023. Average viz: 21-25ft/6-8m. Water temp: 50-55°F/10-13°C.
wgr21 - 10/23/2022 8:43 PM
I went scuba diving here on 10/23/2022. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 56-60°F/13-16°C.
Took my son out so he could log his 50th dive. Not bad for an 11 year old.
wgr21 - 9/23/2022 9:37 PM
I went scuba diving here on 9/23/2022. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C.
wgr21 - 5/30/2022 2:48 PM
I went scuba diving here on 5/30/2022. Average viz: 11-15ft/3-5m. Water temp: 66-70°F/19-21°C.
Lutra - 5/29/2021 10:12 AM
Btw i did an ice dive in january 2021 and came across a paddlefish here!
Lutra - 5/29/2021 10:11 AM
5-28-21 viz 20’, 68-74 degrees and 56 in the trench. Largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, yellow perch, channel cat, trout, carp, softshell turtle and paint turtle.
wgr21 - 5/05/2021 4:29 PM
I went scuba diving here on 5/5/2021. Average viz: 16-20ft/5-6m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
jacobpaden620 - 10/17/2020 9:01 PM
I went scuba diving here on 10/16/2020. Average viz: 21-25ft/6-8m. Water temp: 56-60°F/13-16°C.
October Pumpkin Carving dive.
wgr21 - 10/16/2020 4:07 PM
I went scuba diving here on 10/16/2020. Average viz: 16-20ft/5-6m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
jacobpaden620 - 9/03/2020 11:01 PM
I went scuba diving here on 9/3/2020. Average viz: Under 5ft/2m. Water temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C.
First dive had great visibility but after a dive team got there to train the water got murky.
jacobpaden620 - 8/01/2020 8:44 PM
I went scuba diving here on 7/29/2020. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C.
jacobpaden620 - 8/01/2020 8:42 PM
I went scuba diving here on 7/21/2020. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C.
wgr21 - 8/28/2019 4:46 PM
I went scuba diving here on 8/25/2019. Average viz: 11-15ft/3-5m. Water temp: 71-75°F/22-24°C.
wgr21 - 7/28/2019 5:46 PM
I went scuba diving here on 7/28/2019. Average viz: 5-10ft/2-3m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C.
WatchingSparksFly - 7/28/2019 3:03 PM
Rating Added: 3
This is one of my favorite local spots. Nothing about it is great but for me as a whole it is very enjoyable.