Cave Spring

Cave Spring: 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

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 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.01560, -90.66736. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cave Spring

• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~17 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~18 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~30 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~49 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~52 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cave Spring

Other caves near Cave Spring

• Cliff Cave Park · cave · Monroe · ~89 km · Must-see
• Graham Cave · cave · Montgomery · ~99 km · Must-see
• Brainerd Cave · cave · Jersey · ~20 km
• Cave Springs Toastsmasters · cave · Calhoun · ~29 km
• Wet Cave · cave · Madison · ~51 km
• Dry Cave · cave · Madison · ~52 km
• Tavern Rock Cave · cave · Franklin · ~58 km
• Twin Culvert Cave Nature Preserve · cave · Pike · ~60 km
• Manchester Cave · cave · Saint Louis · ~61 km
• Millers Cave · cave · Saint Louis · ~66 km

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