The property was closed off during the 1990’s as it was leased by a private hunting club. The McBride Slough Spring discharges into a circular pool 50 feet in diameter. The pool has a maximum depth of 7 feet with a sand and limestone bottom. The milky blue spring pool has an abundance of striking vegetation. The spring flows 100 feet southeast to McBride Slough, contributing a majority of the flow of this slough. McBride Slough flows south to pass under the CR 267 Bridge, continues approximately 1 mile, and enters the Wakulla River from the north.
The run is approximately 3 feet deep. The spring is located on private property with an old wooden boardwalk and an open walled hunter’s shack on the northwest side. It appears to be situated along a karst subsidence corridor that is dotted with sinkholes along its upper reaches. Recently, I have read comments on the internet by a few cave divers who have managed to dive the cave. The cave damage to the soft clay floor and the brittle limestone walls is quite extensive. I am not surprised. The State of Florida is trying desperately to purchase this property and add it to the Wakulla Springs State Park.