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Good News!! If you frequently dive at Vortex Springs then you will like the new food on weekends. 4C BBQ will be bringing their portable pit barbeque to Vortex springs. So don't worry about getting hungry they will be serving some of the best barbeque in the south. http://www.4cbbq.com

    

Below is the plans for Morrison Springs improvements, since this plan was printed, more changes to accommodate divers has been added to improve accessibility to the springs and to provide a place (benches) to set up diving equipment close to the spring. Dist. 1 Commissioner Scott Brannon has ensured me that there will be no charges to dive or swim here that it will remain a public park. E-mail:  brascott@co.walton.fl.us

 

Work on the parking area at Morrison springs began January 3, 2008

Dirt work and site preparation began January 3 at Morrison springs says District 1 Commissioner Scott Brannon.

The cold, crystal-clear fresh water from the spring is an exceptional environmental and recreational resource. Morrison Springs has long been a popular area for swimming and scuba diving. Because of the natural caves at the bottom of the spring and the clarity of the water, Morrison Springs has been a destination for divers from all over the world.

It is also used as an access to the river for boaters and fishermen. A concrete boat ramp and parking area for boat trailers and vehicles is planned south of the spring area with direct access to the Choctawhatchee River.

Heavy recreational use in the past has taken its toll. There have been some environmental impacts on the spring. The bare dirt access and parking area runs off directly into the spring and surrounding wetlands. Boats launching at the spring cause erosion of the bank and further impacts water quality. The site presently lacks a designated parking area so vehicles and trailers are often left on the launch site keeping other boats from launching. This project will try to meet the needs of all users at Morrison Springs and protect the quality of the spring as a natural resource.

Plans are to pave the parking area and build a board walk and new restrooms along with a new boat ramp that launches directly into the Choctawhatchee River in the first phase of construction and improvments. More.............