Well the rumors are finally settled and here is the info on the 2nd Central Texas Freshwater Diving/Camping Event at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, and it should be a great one.
If you haven't been following some of the threads about this, here is the information you've all been waiting for!!!!!
When: October 14th, 15th, & 16th. Check in 2:00p.m. on the 14th, check out 1:00p.m. on the 16th
Where: Stillhouse Hollow Lake, Belton, Texas. Take I-35 North or South and 7 miles south of Belton, Texas, exit on F.M. 2484 & go West on F.M. 2484-6.5 miles to Union Grove Park on the right. Go into park to gate attendant & follow their directions to the Screened Shelters Campsite.
What: Exceptional camping with barbecue pits and screened shelters See Shelters here.Scheduled boat dives with up to 30' visibility on both shear underwater bluffs and gentle rock slopes, boat landings for an all afternoon hang out by request. We are planning for a 2-tank boat dive on Saturday and a 1-tank boat dive on Sunday morning. Price: $15.00/person for the 2-tank dive and $10.00/person for the 1-tank dive, $5.00 air refills, $10.00/person for camping the whole weekend. That's it!!! There may even be money left over from the camping fees to apply towards one of the dives. That makes a max total per person of $35.00 plus air refills and likely less with refund of some camping fees! If you need to rent tanks that would cost $10.00/day even for the 2-tank dive. We can also get extra airfills for shore diving if you like, for $6.00/refill and they will ferry them across the lake to the dive shop and bring them back.
Details: Union Grove Park is an exceptional camping area as you can see from the picture of the screened shelters. All three shelters include a countertop, sink, hot and cold running water and electricity inside and out. It's barely camping at all! There is water access at the shoreline by the campsite but the diving there is shallow and underwater scenery/visibility is undetermined. Right down a 50' sidewalk are restrooms and showers w/dressing area and hot and cold showers. Also feel free to bring your boats and fishing tackle as the ability to participate in either is abundant!!!
The boat dive sites are represented as up to 30' visibility. Trimix and I dove the lake on Sept. 4th at the marina area with a bass tournament and a sailboat event in the area and witnessed up to 25'vis!
There is also a full marina, dive shop (See Dive shop) and 24 hour cafe on the north side of the lake, with everything you might forget or need to rent, and the divemaster will be camping at Union Grove with us to serve any needs you may have including a boat night dive by request and at an extra fee.
The $10.00 charge/person for camping is to cover the $156.00 reservation I have made for all 3 shelters for the whole weekend. Renting all 3 gives us a special use request to have up to 50 people camping on site. That fee will divided by the number of you that would like to attend and any balance will be applied to one of the boat dives.
This is going to be a fantastic weekend as I feel sure it will be an event not to be missed and convenient enough to attract a large number of you singledivers. I also believe this could be some of the best and diverse freshwater diving in the whole of Central Texas, PLUS Scubapunk is dying to be there!
Please post here to confirm your interest, attendance or questions and I will do my best to help.
P.S. If you have an R.V. There are sites for those adjacent to the camping area we have reserved, so let me know and I can help you reserve spots that are the closest.
LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!!!! 1 DAYS TILL --------
Alright, Here is the count so far! Keep'em comin' folks, we are looking forward to a big crowd!!!!
1. Scubapunk
2. BigTallHippie
3. Twinklez
4. Leaudaustin
5. Wtxblz
6. Platypusman
7. Fin-Again
8. Scuba Diva
9. Hawkeye1251
10. Tutt
11. Dejah
12. Fingrabber
13. Special Guest
14. DeepDiverStud
15.
16. 2-Guests of BTH
HAWKEYE1251
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Edited by HAWKEYE1251, 13 October 2005 - 02:16 PM.
