Mystic Caverns

Mystic Caverns: 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 Mystic Caverns

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 Mystic Caverns — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.11957, -93.12655. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mystic Caverns

• Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls · waterfall · Newton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gyobutsuji Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ozark Medieval Fortress · fort · Boone · ~44 km · Must-see
• Richland Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Upper Buffalo Wilderness · sanctuary · Newton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ozark-Saint Francis National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Lake · lake · Taney · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Table Rock Lake · lake · Carroll · ~65 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~67 km · Must-see
• Withrow Springs State Park · park · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Dam · lake · Baxter · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hollywood Wax Museum · museum · Taney · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~75 km · Must-see
• Marble Falls · waterfall · Newton · ~2 km
• Fodderstack Mountain · viewpoint · Newton · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mystic Caverns

Other caves near Mystic Caverns

• Onyx Cave · cave · Carroll · ~77 km · Must-see
• Riverbluff Cave · cave · Greene · ~139 km · Must-see
• Bear Cave Hollow · cave · Newton · ~21 km
• Cave Spring Hollow · cave · Searcy · ~28 km
• Cobb Cave · cave · Newton · ~33 km
• Peter Cave Overlook · cave · Searcy · ~42 km
• Cave Mountain · cave · Newton · ~45 km
• Cave Mountain Church · cave · Newton · ~48 km
• Elm Cave Hollow · cave · Marion · ~52 km
• Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail · cave · Boone · ~59 km

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