Notable cave · East Tennessee, Tennessee
Cave Spring
Cave Spring is a cave in East Tennessee, Tennessee.
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: 36.58843, -81.72336. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cave Spring
- Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
- Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~15 km · Must-see
- Worth's Chapel · church · Grayson · ~21 km · Must-see
- Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~22 km · Must-see
- Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~22 km · Must-see
- Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~24 km · Must-see
- Grayson Highlands State Park · sanctuary · Grayson · ~27 km · Must-see
- Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~28 km · Must-see
- Little Wilson Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Grayson · ~31 km · Must-see
- South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
- Elk Knob State Park · sanctuary · Watauga · ~32 km · Must-see
- Snake Mountain (North Carolina) · viewpoint · Watauga · ~36 km · Must-see
- Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~36 km · Must-see
- Elk Knob · viewpoint · Watauga · ~37 km · Must-see
- Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~40 km · Must-see
- Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~40 km · Must-see
- Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~41 km · Must-see
- Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~41 km · Must-see
Other caves near Cave Spring
- Natural Tunnel State Park · cave · East Tennessee · ~115 km · Must-see
- High Street and 3rd · cave · Washington · ~43 km
- Bristol Caverns · cave · East Tennessee · ~45 km
- Worley's Cave · cave · East Tennessee · ~59 km
- Cave Vicinity Grindstaff Cave · cave · East Tennessee · ~64 km
- Grindstaff Cave (Secondary Entrance) · cave · East Tennessee · ~64 km
- Grindstaff Cave (Main Entrance) · cave · East Tennessee · ~64 km
- Appalachian Caverns · cave · East Tennessee · ~67 km
- Cave Hill · cave · Wythe · ~68 km
- Watauga Bluffs Cave · cave · East Tennessee · ~71 km
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Frequently asked
Is Cave Spring open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Cave Spring yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Cave Spring?
Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Cave Spring?
Nearby: Feather Camp Lookout Tower (sanctuary, 11 km), Whitetop Mountain (viewpoint, 15 km), Worth's Chapel (church, 21 km), Lewis Fork Wilderness (sanctuary, 22 km), Mount Rogers (viewpoint, 22 km), Pine Mountain (viewpoint, 24 km).
Is Cave Spring worth visiting?
Cave Spring is listed as a notable cave in Tennessee on Spotwander.