Black Cave

Black 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 Black 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 Black Cave — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.98147, -112.34190. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Cave

• Hot Spring · attraction · Yavapai · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Pleasant Regional Park · lake · Yavapai · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Pleasant · lake · Yavapai · ~14 km · Must-see
• White Picacho · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~19 km · Must-see
• New Waddell Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Horsethief Dam · lake · Yavapai · ~26 km · Must-see
• KBMB-AM (Black Canyon City) · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gavilan Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Anthem Veterans Memorial · fort · Maricopa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Daisy Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Arizona History Museum · museum · Maricopa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hassayampa River Preserve · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Phoenix Arizona Temple · church · Maricopa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix · park · Maricopa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Adobe Mountain Desert Railway Park · park · Maricopa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Agua Fria National Monument · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~47 km · Must-see
• Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Cave

Other caves near Black Cave

• Wells Fargo Cave · cave · Yavapai · ~3 km
• Cave Creek Regional Park · cave · Maricopa · ~45 km
• Cave Buttes Dike Number Three · cave · Maricopa · ~45 km
• Cave Creek Recreation Area · cave · Maricopa · ~46 km
• Cave Buttes Recreation Area · cave · Maricopa · ~49 km
• Cave Creek Dam · cave · Maricopa · ~49 km
• Cave Creek Museum · cave · Maricopa · ~50 km
• Cave Buttes Dam · cave · Maricopa · ~50 km
• Cave Buttes Dike Number Two · cave · Maricopa · ~53 km
• Cave Creek Park - Thunderbird · cave · Maricopa · ~58 km

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