Patton Cave

Patton Cave: 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 Patton Cave

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 Patton Cave — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.04485, -86.38621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patton Cave

• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~13 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~20 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~21 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~24 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~25 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~27 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~27 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Lawrence · ~29 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patton Cave

Other caves near Patton Cave

• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~44 km · Must-see
• Marengo Cave · cave · Crawford · ~93 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte Cave · cave · Crawford · ~114 km · Must-see
• Indiana Caverns · cave · Harrison · ~123 km · Must-see
• Eleven Jones Cave · cave · Clark · ~135 km · Must-see
• Shirley Springs Cave · cave · Monroe · ~24 km
• Buckner Cave · cave · Monroe · ~31 km
• Bluespring Caverns · cave · Lawrence · ~39 km
• Hamer Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~43 km
• Donaldson Cave System & Woods · cave · Lawrence · ~44 km

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