Notable cave · East Tennessee, Tennessee
Tate Spring
Tate Spring is a cave in East Tennessee, Tennessee.
Tate Spring: 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 Tate Spring
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 Tate Spring — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.33885, -83.34555. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Tate Spring
- Bean Station Original Site · fort · East Tennessee · ~3 km · Must-see
- Poor Valley Creek · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
- Cherokee Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~16 km · Must-see
- Fulton-Hill Park · park · East Tennessee · ~17 km · Must-see
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church · fort · East Tennessee · ~18 km · Must-see
- Crockett Tavern Museum · fort · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
- Panther Creek State Park · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~19 km · Must-see
- Nance Building · fort · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
- Powell Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
- Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~27 km · Must-see
- Saint Paul Presbyterian Church · church · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
- Cherokee Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
- Newman Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~35 km · Must-see
- Wallen Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~35 km · Must-see
- Unthanks Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · East Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
- Poor Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~45 km · Must-see
- Douglas Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~45 km · Must-see
- Wilderness Road State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~46 km · Must-see
Other caves near Tate Spring
- Unthanks Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · East Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
- Forbidden Caverns · cave · East Tennessee · ~60 km · Must-see
- Natural Tunnel State Park · cave · East Tennessee · ~84 km · Must-see
- Cherokee Cavern · cave · East Tennessee · ~105 km · Must-see
- Tuckaleechee Caverns · cave · East Tennessee · ~106 km · Must-see
- Cave Springs Baptist Church · cave · East Tennessee · ~33 km
- Indian Cave · cave · East Tennessee · ~38 km
- Indian Cave Park · cave · East Tennessee · ~38 km
- Cave Gap Hollow · cave · East Tennessee · ~40 km
- Unthanks Cave State Natural Area Preserve · cave · Lee · ~41 km
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Frequently asked
Is Tate Spring open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Tate Spring yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Tate Spring?
Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Tate Spring?
Nearby: Bean Station Original Site (fort, 3 km), Poor Valley Creek (sanctuary, 15 km), Cherokee Lake (lake, 16 km), Fulton-Hill Park (park, 17 km), Bethesda Presbyterian Church (fort, 18 km), Crockett Tavern Museum (fort, 19 km).
Is Tate Spring worth visiting?
Tate Spring is listed as a notable cave in Tennessee on Spotwander.