Must-see cave · Clayton, Iowa
Spook Cave
Spook Cave is a cave in Clayton, Iowa.
Spook Cave: 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 Spook Cave
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 Spook Cave — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.03448, -91.30861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Spook Cave
- Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~11 km · Must-see
- Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~16 km · Must-see
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~19 km · Must-see
- Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~19 km · Must-see
- Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
- Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~27 km · Must-see
- Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~38 km · Must-see
- Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~41 km · Must-see
- Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~47 km · Must-see
- Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
- Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~51 km · Must-see
- First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~52 km · Must-see
- Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~52 km · Must-see
- Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~52 km · Must-see
- Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~52 km · Must-see
- Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~60 km · Must-see
- Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~61 km · Must-see
Other caves near Spook Cave
- Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~61 km · Must-see
- Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~124 km · Must-see
- Treasure Cave · cave · Grant · ~20 km
- Pictured Rock Cave · cave · Grant · ~20 km
- Big Sand Cave · cave · Grant · ~21 km
- Little Sand Cave · cave · Grant · ~22 km
- Dutton Cave County Park · cave · Fayette · ~47 km
- Ice Cave · cave · Winneshiek · ~61 km
- Boscobel Bear Cave · cave · Crawford · ~63 km
- Eagle Cave · cave · Richland · ~83 km
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Frequently asked
Is Spook Cave open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Spook Cave 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 Spook Cave?
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 Spook Cave?
Nearby: Effigy Mounds National Monument (sanctuary, 11 km), Pikes Peak State Park (sanctuary, 14 km), Fort Crawford (museum, 16 km), Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (sanctuary, 19 km), Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area (sanctuary, 19 km), Wyalusing State Park (sanctuary, 22 km).
Is Spook Cave worth visiting?
Spook Cave is listed as a must-see cave in Iowa on Spotwander.