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Rental Price List Admission Fees Rental Price List Admission Fees Emergency Phone Numbers Rentals due one hour prior to closing on weekdays; Prices listed are per person and subject to change without notice. Ginnie Springs ...............................................386-454-7188 • Map two hours prior to closing on weekends and holidays. Camping/admission fees may be higher over holidays/holiday weekends. All rentals must be checked in and out at No Refunds. Groundskeeper (after hours) 386-292-4800 or 386-433-0247 the rental department in the main store. Gilchrist County Sheriff ................ 911 or 1-800-701-3410 • Prices All rentals require a valid credit card or cash deposit. General (Daily) 8am – 1/2 hour before sunset No Refunds You may upgrade to camping for additional charge if done so before Summer Hours Snorkeling sunset on day of arrival. Off Season Season • Rules Mask, with Snorkel .......................................................$ 8.00 Adult .............................................................. $15.00 $ 20.00 Monday-Thursday .............................................8 AM - 7 PM Fins, Snorkeling (Full-Foot, Non-Adjustable)................$ 8.00 Children (Ages 5-12) .....................................$ 5.00 $ 5.00 Friday-Saturday ................................................ 8 AM - 10 PM Children (Ages 4 and under) ............................. FREE FREE Mask, Snorkel and Full-Foot Fins Package ..................$12.00 Sunday .............................................................8 AM - 8 PM Wetsuit, Full (Farmer-John Style) .................................$15.00 Scuba Divers (Daily) Exceptional Outdoor Nature Park Wetsuit, Half (Jacket or Bottoms) ................................ $10.00 Certified Cave Divers (“Full” Cave Diver or equivalent) .......... $24.00 Winter Hours • Over 250 wooded acres, nestled along the banks of the Wetsuit, Kid’s ................................................................$10.00 All other divers .................................................................. $32.00 Monday-Thursday............................ 8 AM - 4 PM scenic Santa Fe River Wetsuit Hood ................................................................$ 5.00 Camping • Seven crystal-clear, freshwater springs Friday-Saturday ............................... 8 AM - 8 PM Wetsuit Boots (Pair) ......................................................$ 5.00 • Must check-in before entry into the park or pay prior night • Sun decks at all springs feature easy-to-use stairs Dive Flag ......................................................................$ 5.00 camping fee. Park opens at 8 AM. Sunday ............................................ 8 AM - 6 PM leading to the water Diving Equipment • Check-out time is 1/2 hour before sunset the next day. The Ginnie Deli • Heated, tiled bath houses feature separate Men’s and Certified Scuba Divers Only • Scuba diving available for an additional fee. Women’s rooms with warm showers, changing areas Cylinder, Single 80 Air ..................................................$10.00 • All campers must be 18 years old to camp without being Breakfast, Sandwiches, Appetizers, Ice Cream • Beach-like volleyball courts, lit for nighttime play accompanied by your parents or legal guardian. Proof of legal Cylinder, Single with H-Valve Air ..................................$12.00 & More! .........................................386-454-2831 • Launch your own vessel at our on-site boat ramp guardianship required. (We I.D.) Off Season Season • Picnic tables and grills throughout the park Cylinder, Steel 85 Nitrox ...............................................$17.00 Adults.............................................................. $25.00 $30.00 • Covered picnic pavilions Fins, Scuba (Open-Heel, Adjustable) ...........................$10.00 Children (ages 5-12) ....................................... $ 8.00 $ 8.00 BC (Jacket-Style)..........................................................$14.00 • Country store and deli on site Children (ages 4 and under) .............................. FREE FREE GPS: 5000 NE 60th Ave. Regulator, System with Console, Octopus ...................$14.00 Electricity (per site per night) Reservation required......... $ 11.00 • Relaxing tube run down the Santa Fe River Weight Belt and Weights ..............................................$ 8.00 Ginnie Cottage High Springs, FL 32643 • Free air for tubes and rafts • Tubes, canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and Dive Light......................................................................$12.00 • Cottage has the ability to sleep a maximum of eight. Three snorkeling/scuba equipment available for rental Scuba Package (with Dive Light)..................................$70.00 bedrooms and two baths. Scuba Package (without Dive Light).............................$60.00 • Linens supplied with washer/dryer and fully equipped kitchen. 7300 NE Ginnie Springs Road • Walking trails Other Items • Central heat and air, large deck and charcoal grill. High Springs, FL 32643 Single Tube...................................................................$ 7.00 • Lodging fee includes daily park admission (scuba diving is an Diving and Snorkeling Double Tube .................................................................$14.00 additional fee). • Snorkel in any of our crystal-clear springs (72°F year- Paddles.........................................................................$ 6.00 • 2-night minimum stay. Reservation required. Holiday rates Phone (386) 454-7188 round) or the adjacent Santa Fe River Dive Flag ......................................................................$ 5.00 may apply. Off Season Season • Scuba dive in Ginnie Spring and the Devil’s Springs Cottage rental (per night, up to four adults) ... $220.00 $220.00 Volleyball ......................................................................$ 6.00 system, or drift dive down the Santa Fe River Each additional adult (per night) .................... $ 25.00 $30.00 Football .........................................................................$ 6.00 • Certified open-water divers may explore breathtaking Children (ages 5-12) ........................................ $ 8.00 $ 8.00 Personal Floatation Devices .......................................... FREE Ginnie Spring cavern Children (ages 4 and under) ............................... FREE FREE Canoes - Kayaks - Paddle Boards Cleaning fee (per stay) .................................. $ 75.00 $75.00 www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com • Certified cave divers may explore over 30,000 feet of • No Pickup service provided. You must go UPSTREAM Security deposit ............................................ $200.00 $200.00 passageway in the Devil’s Eye/Ear system against the current. You will not be picked up if you choose Check-in: 3 PM • Check-out: 11 AM Follow us: • Dive training is available and ranges from introductory to go downstream. Reservations scuba dives (Discover Scuba) to overhead environment • You are responsible for returning your rental vessels back to • We only reserve primitive sites for groups of 30 or more, courses its place of origin (launch site). otherwise they are first come, first served. Major holidays excluded. These courses can be arranged with our independent • Keys, paddles and life vests are in the rental department in • Online reservations are available through Reserve America. WARNING: There are inherent risks involved in outdoor • Electric and Water site reservations require a 2-night minimum the main store. (life vests/paddles included with rental) activities; risks which may not be visible or foreseeable, instructors. Check our website for a list of Instructors stay (March-October). • Air fills available • Rental Vessels are not allowed to be out after dark and are • All camping and Electric & Water fees are collected at the time including dangerous, unpredictable and changeable to be returned at 5pm daily. of reservation weather, lightning, thunder, bee hives, falling limbs and Three Hours (Must pick up before 2pm) .......................$15.00 • Some major holidays require a 3-night minimum stay. Holiday trees, shallow waters, rocks, hard fallen timber, snakes and Camping rates apply. other wild animals and other natural hazards and dangers. • Over 250 acres of wilderness camping Six Hours (Must pick up before 11am) .........................$30.00 • There is a $15 cancellation fee per site and $50 for the cottage. Personal Floatation Devices .......................................... FREE • There is a $10 rescheduling fee. Consumption of alcohol may impair your judgment and • River-front sites available on a first come, first served basis • All cancellations/reschedules must be done at least 48 hours reduce your ability to effectively manage the risks of • Pull-through sites prior to your arrival date. swimming, camping and other water and land activities. • Electric and water sites. Reservations strongly • Cancellations made less than 48 hours prior to arrival date will Copyright © 2001, Ginnie Springs Outdoors LLC forfeit the first night’s camp fee(s) and electric & water fee(s). recommended The remaining balance, if any, will be refunded. All rights reserved • Printed in USA • Dump station • If customer does not check-in for reservation on arrival date Version Date 12/20 • Laundromat or by the following day the reservation will be cancelled as a • Group sites available for 30 or more. Reservation required. “no-show” and will forfeit the first night’s camp fee(s) and electric & water fee(s).•
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