Cave Spring Canyon

Cave Spring Canyon: 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 Spring Canyon

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 Spring Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.86053, -104.20522. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cave Spring Canyon

• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~1 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~2 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~51 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cave Spring Canyon

Other caves near Cave Spring Canyon

• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~91 km · Must-see
• Ice Cave · cave · Pennington · ~29 km
• Beartrap Cave · cave · Pennington · ~30 km
• Igloo Cave · cave · Pennington · ~31 km
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~61 km
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Pennington · ~77 km
• Wind Cave (natural entrance) · cave · Custer · ~84 km
• Rushmore Cave · cave · Pennington · ~88 km

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