Gilboa Quarry — Hotel in Blanchard Township

When my dive buddy arrived, traveling 5 hours to this site we were greeted by the owner who had a note on his door to call if not in office. We called and he was not able to answer, he was using lawn equipment. We followed the noise and found him. He looked at us and continued for five minutes before he stopped. We greeted him and said that we had called the day before regarding coming up with our RV to stay and dive for the next two days. He said he was real busy and started complaining about how "he couldn't find any help around here." He then walked ahead of us very quickly to his office/dive shop. Not having any conversation with us. He told us to fill out the forms that he had on the table. When we didn't fill out to his liking he belittle us and said to try again. No credit card to pay for our stay. I told him that we needed electric 30amp and water. He was very grumpy and just got worse. Had we not paid cash we would have found another place to dive. He told me where to park my camper and said that I would only have 20amp service because he didn't want me to drive my rig on his lawn and make ruts. (we could have parked next to his permanent residents if he thought out of the box) I asked where the water hook up was and he said "oh it over there" (tooo late for us as we were already unhooked and set up) (there was water hook up close to us but we couldn't use that) He asked us if we would be leaving the Quarry in the evening? we said we would be going out for dinner, he then lectured us on how to keep the gate closed and belittle us as if we were not competent to do it right. He yelled at me on where to park my truck at dive site decking and told me I had to move truck. I was in my wet suit finishing our first dive going on second. He never cleaned the area where my truck was our entire stay. Now the quarry was great and well worth the dive. That being said, I would never recommend this site to anyone unless the owner gets medicated or finds someone else to manage. What a disappointment for a dive trip and traveling 300 miles...

It was really awesome for first time divers. There was a lot to see and a lot of divers there. Ultimately, my husband and I were very happy. We loved the trains, planes and buses underwater. The only complaint we might have is that the water was very murky and hard to see our instructor but I heard that it clears up throughout the year at different times. There were a lot of fish that will get really close and personal with you, too. I like that they had a food and drink truck there for people that were hungry or thirsty after their dive. I also like that there is a campsite there that is first come first serve for people that don't want to get a hotel or leave the site. I don't know how much the camping costs but I do know that it is $32 per diver per day. You no longer need cash, they have a card machine now. Upfront parking is free but if you want to park in the back, it costs money. I don't know how much because we got there early enough to get a spot up front. Parking is also only first come first serve. Also, I just thought I and might add that there are changing room...

Great place to dive ... Excellent viz. Be careful on the docks with many loose boards ... The porta-potties are disgusting and are rarely serviced ... Don't park by one or you'll regret it... Other than this I love this place and I have done more than 100 dives here ... Tons of stuff to see ... I love seeing the Paddle fish

Did the New Year Dive with GLWC 2021. Fun but the weather was yucky. I love this place. Mike & his crew does a great job keeping this place maintained. The docks are nice and a changing booth by the docks is a welcome & appreciated touch. There was even salt spread on the steps (thank you Mike). We divers appreciate that extra effort. Hey, the bathhouse was spotless clean and warm. I have dove here for a number of years and this is the place to dive in Ohio. Well done Mr. Mike ... Keep up the good work and much success in the New...