Discovery Cavern

Discovery Cavern: 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 Discovery Cavern

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 Discovery Cavern — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.69462, -98.34445. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Discovery Cavern

• Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch · sanctuary · Comal · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bracken Cave · cave · Comal · ~1 km · Must-see
• Rock Dove Cave · cave · Bexar · ~15 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Texas Temple · church · Bexar · ~19 km · Must-see
• Texas Transportation Museum · museum · Bexar · ~23 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Comal · ~28 km · Must-see
• Phil Hardberger Park · park · Bexar · ~29 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge · lake · Comal · ~29 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe River State Park · park · Comal · ~30 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower Park · sanctuary · Bexar · ~30 km · Must-see
• McNay Art Museum · museum · Bexar · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunlap · lake · Guadalupe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas · park · Bexar · ~35 km · Must-see
• Batgirl Coaster Chase · temple · Bexar · ~35 km · Must-see
• Road Runner Express · temple · Bexar · ~35 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Bexar · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Witte Museum · museum · Bexar · ~36 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Zoo · sanctuary · Bexar · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Discovery Cavern

Other caves near Discovery Cavern

• Bracken Cave · cave · Comal · ~1 km · Must-see
• Rock Dove Cave · cave · Bexar · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~54 km · Must-see
• Airmen's Cave · cave · Travis · ~101 km · Must-see
• Hidden Wonders · cave · Comal · ~1 km
• Bracken Cave Preserve · cave · Comal · ~2 km
• Cub Cave · cave · Bexar · ~17 km
• Bear Cave · cave · Bexar · ~17 km
• Universal City Caves · cave · Bexar · ~19 km
• Robber Baron Cave Preserve · cave · Bexar · ~29 km

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