Cathedral Caves

Cathedral Caves: 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 Cathedral Caves

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 Cathedral Caves — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.12669, -112.58289. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cathedral Caves

• Aztec Pass · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ashfork Bainbridge Steel Dam · lake · Coconino · ~23 km · Must-see
• Williamson Valley · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~31 km · Must-see
• McClelland Lake · lake · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bill Williams Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cataract Lake · lake · Coconino · ~45 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Reservoir · lake · Coconino · ~48 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage · church · Coconino · ~48 km · Must-see
• Poozeum · museum · Coconino · ~48 km · Must-see
• Apache Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dogtown Reservoir · lake · Coconino · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kaibab Lake · lake · Coconino · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lonesome Valley · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~54 km · Must-see
• Perkins Tank · lake · Coconino · ~58 km · Must-see
• J. D. Dam · lake · Coconino · ~64 km · Must-see
• White Horse Lake · lake · Coconino · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sycamore Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~66 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cathedral Caves

Other caves near Cathedral Caves

• Lava River Cave · cave · Coconino · ~90 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost · cave · Yavapai · ~75 km
• Hide Out Cave · cave · Yavapai · ~75 km
• Boynton Subway · cave · Yavapai · ~86 km
• Birthing Cave · cave · Yavapai · ~90 km
• Soldier Pass Cave · cave · Yavapai · ~96 km
• Cave Spring · cave · Coconino · ~97 km
• Slate Lakes Cave · cave · Coconino · ~98 km
• Lava River Cave · cave · Coconino · ~115 km
• Old Caves Crater · cave · Coconino · ~122 km

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