Portal A

Portal A: 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 Portal A

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 Portal A — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73671, -77.42671. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Portal A

• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~11 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~12 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~19 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fairgrounds Park · park · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• WJEJ-AM (Hagerstown) · attraction · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hager Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Portal A

Other caves near Portal A

• Crystal Grottoes Caverns · cave · Washington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indian Echo Caverns · cave · Dauphin · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ogdens Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · Allegany · ~135 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~144 km · Must-see
• Indian Caverns · cave · Huntingdon · ~145 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Bone Cave · cave · Allegany · ~146 km · Must-see
• Tytoona Cave · cave · Blair · ~147 km · Must-see
• Portal B · cave · Adams · ~0 km
• Portal C · cave · Adams · ~1 km
• Portal D · cave · Adams · ~2 km

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