Must-see cave · Amador, California
Black Chasm Cavern
Black Chasm Cavern is a cave in Amador, California.
Black Chasm Cavern: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Black Chasm Cavern
Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Black Chasm Cavern — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.43247, -120.62636. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Black Chasm Cavern
- Volcano · lake · Amador · ~2 km · Must-see
- Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~2 km · Must-see
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~19 km · Must-see
- Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~20 km · Must-see
- Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~20 km · Must-see
- Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~20 km · Must-see
- Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~25 km · Must-see
- Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~30 km · Must-see
- Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~33 km · Must-see
- California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~34 km · Must-see
- Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
- Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~38 km · Must-see
- New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~41 km · Must-see
- Sly Park Waterfall · waterfall · El Dorado · ~42 km · Must-see
- Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~42 km · Must-see
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704 · park · El Dorado · ~44 km · Must-see
- New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~44 km · Must-see
- Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~45 km · Must-see
Other caves near Black Chasm Cavern
- California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~34 km · Must-see
- Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~42 km · Must-see
- Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~53 km · Must-see
- Crystal Caves Mobile Home Park · cave · El Dorado · ~22 km
- Moaning Cavern Cave Park · cave · Calaveras · ~53 km
- Coyote Creek Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~55 km
- Hawver Cave Gate B · cave · El Dorado · ~79 km
- Hawver Cave Gate A · cave · El Dorado · ~79 km
- Scandia Fun Center Entrance · cave · Sacramento · ~86 km
- Pirate Ship · cave · Sacramento · ~96 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) · Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)
Frequently asked
Is Black Chasm Cavern open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Black Chasm Cavern yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Black Chasm Cavern?
Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Black Chasm Cavern?
Nearby: Volcano (lake, 2 km), Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park (park, 2 km), Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (church, 19 km), Jackson United Methodist Church (church, 20 km), Icehouse Pond (lake, 20 km), Sutter Creek Baptist Church (church, 20 km).
Is Black Chasm Cavern worth visiting?
Black Chasm Cavern is listed as a must-see cave in California on Spotwander.