Luray Caverns

Luray Caverns: 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 Luray Caverns

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 Luray Caverns — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.66909, -78.50195. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Luray Caverns

• Luray Caverns · attraction · Page · ~2 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~12 km · Must-see
• New Market Gap · sanctuary · Garrett · ~13 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~16 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nakedtop · viewpoint · Charles · ~19 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill · viewpoint · Madison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fishers Gap · viewpoint · Charles · ~21 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Seven Bends State Park · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah National Park · sanctuary · Page · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Luray Caverns

Other caves near Luray Caverns

• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ogdens Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · Allegany · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sinks Of Gandy Upstream Entrance · cave · Randolph · ~124 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Bone Cave · cave · Allegany · ~145 km · Must-see
• Crystal Grottoes Caverns · cave · Washington · ~146 km · Must-see
• Cave Hill · cave · Page · ~2 km
• Pastor Terry Cave · cave · Garrett · ~6 km
• Endless Caverns · cave · Rockingham · ~21 km
• Melrose Caverns · cave · Preston · ~38 km
• Adams Cave · cave · Shenandoah · ~39 km

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