(N28 21.313 W82 41.960)
Location:
Palm Sink is located just a few feet from Hwy 19
in a bend in the road, about 1.6 miles north of Hwy 52.
Description:
Palm Sink is basically a large sinkhole, similar
to Ward's Sink. The visibility above 20 feet is usually very poor, but
it gets better as one descends. There are few interesting things to see
here such as some duck-unders, washing machine, and lots of various pieces of
trash tossed from the road.
I was surprised to not see any cars down there, but I later heard that
they are usually recovered quickly. The area is not fenced, but it is advised
not to park near the road. The best place was to pull onto the property from US
19 and to park behind the concrete sign, however the sign is pretty torn up now.
While the site is not posted, it would be best to drop off your gear and park
the vehicle just down the road a bit and stay on the surface only as long
as necessary to avoid hassles with anyone thinking the car is abandoned and
maybe trying to push it in on top of you.
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Last Updated: 09/30/2008
