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: 38.07041, -78.98947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cave Hill

• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~2 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~32 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cave Hill

Other caves near Cave Hill

• Sinks Of Gandy Upstream Entrance · cave · Randolph · ~114 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~143 km · Must-see
• Cave Hill · cave · Augusta · ~31 km
• Weyers Cave Community Center · cave · Augusta · ~31 km
• Grand Caverns · cave · Augusta · ~31 km
• Landings at Weyers Cave · cave · Preston · ~31 km
• Melrose Caverns · cave · Preston · ~66 km
• Water Sinks · cave · Highland · ~71 km
• Cave Mountain Lake · cave · Greenbrier · ~80 km
• Endless Caverns · cave · Rockingham · ~81 km

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