Cave Hill

Cave Hill: 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 Hill

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 Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.68227, -88.41782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cave Hill

• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~5 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Canyon · sanctuary · Livingston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sahara Woods State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saline · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bay Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~35 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~44 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~49 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~52 km · Must-see
• WMSK-FM (Morganfield) · attraction · Union · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cave Hill

Other caves near Cave Hill

• Equality Cave · cave · Saline · ~1 km
• Whiskey Cave · cave · Gallatin · ~12 km
• The Hideout Shelter Cave · cave · Gallatin · ~13 km
• Herod Cave · cave · Pope · ~14 km
• Bat Cave · cave · Gallatin · ~15 km
• Ox Lot Cave · cave · Gallatin · ~18 km
• Saltpeter Cave · cave · Pope · ~25 km
• Shelter Cave · cave · Pope · ~32 km
• Peter Cave · cave · Pope · ~33 km
• Frieze Cave · cave · Pope · ~34 km

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