Cave Valley

Cave Valley: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cave Valley

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cave Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.65866, -89.33231. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cave Valley

• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Clear Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~15 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Trail of Tears State Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cave Valley

Other caves near Cave Valley

• Cave Valley · cave · Jackson · ~1 km
• Cave Spring · cave · Union · ~12 km
• Rich's Cave Main · cave · Union · ~22 km
• Rich's Cave Upper · cave · Union · ~22 km
• Buzzard Chimmey Cave · cave · Union · ~29 km
• Panther Den · cave · Union · ~29 km
• Ava Cave · cave · Jackson · ~36 km
• Hawk's Cave · cave · Johnson · ~42 km
• Cave Creek Glade Nature Preserve · cave · Johnson · ~64 km
• Cave Creek Glade Nature Preserve · cave · Ballard · ~65 km

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