Spine Cave

Spine 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 Spine 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 Spine Cave — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.79323, -110.40041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spine Cave

• Apache Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kartchner Caverns State Park · park · Cochise · ~9 km · Must-see
• Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate · fort · Cochise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cienega Valley · viewpoint · Pima · ~26 km · Must-see
• Santa Rita Abbey · attraction · Pima · ~36 km · Must-see
• Brunckow's Cabin · attraction · Cochise · ~36 km · Must-see
• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Cochise · ~39 km · Must-see
• Murray Springs Clovis Site · fort · Cochise · ~41 km · Must-see
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Cochise · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Cochise · ~41 km · Must-see
• Canelo Hills · viewpoint · Santa Cruz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ciénega Bridge · attraction · Pima · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Bells · cave · Santa Cruz · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Cochise · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rincon Peak · viewpoint · Pima · ~48 km · Must-see
• Parker Canyon Lake · lake · Cochise · ~51 km · Must-see
• Johnny Lyon Hills · viewpoint · Cochise · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Amerind Museum · museum · Cochise · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spine Cave

Other caves near Spine Cave

• Cave of the Bells · cave · Santa Cruz · ~44 km · Must-see
• Coronado Cave · cave · Cochise · ~64 km · Must-see
• Peppersauce Cave · cave · Pinal · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bee Cave · cave · Cochise · ~0 km
• Kartchner Caverns · cave · Cochise · ~8 km
• Pyeatt Cave · cave · Cochise · ~34 km
• Coronado Cave at Coronado National Forest · cave · Cochise · ~40 km
• Babe Cave · cave · Cochise · ~40 km
• Cave Spring · cave · Cochise · ~44 km
• Onyx Cave · cave · Santa Cruz · ~45 km

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