It turns out that you do not have to travel to the most exotic places in the world to explore caves. You have plenty right here in your own backyard – Ohio that is. Right here in Ohio there are caverns waiting to take you into their depths and show you a whole new world!
So here it is, your ultimate Dayton cave guide so grab your keys and get out there and start your adventure.
OHIO CAVERNS
2210 East State Route 245, West Liberty, Ohio 43357
Ohio Caverns is one of Ohio’s most popular tourist attractions. The caverns remain a steady 54 degrees year round featuring some of the most unique formations in America. Guests from around the world come to experience the 35 acre park for an all-day family fun adventure.
Hours
May 1 – September 30 (Summer Session): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
October 1 – April 30 (Winter Session): 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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CRYSTAL KING’S CAVE
2210 East State Route 245, West Liberty, Ohio 43357
- Within the Ohio Caverns is one of the world’s largest and most perfectly formed stalactites. Crystal King is nearly five feet long, weighing an estimated 400 pounds, and is estimated to be more than 200,000 years old.
Hours
May 1 – September 30 (Summer Session): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
October 1 – April 30 (Winter Session): 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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SENECA CAVERNS
15248 E. Township. Road 178, Bellevue, OH 44811
Seneca Caverns in Bellevue, Ohio is one of area’s largest underground caverns, and one of America’s most fascinating geological wonders. The fascinating walking tour through this unique cavern leads you through seven rooms or levels (depending on water level). The largest room is 250 feet in length. At the lowest level, which is 110 feet below the surface, visitors will view “Ole Mist’ry River,” the crystal clear flowing stream which is part of the vast ground-water system which underlies the surrounds region.
Hours
Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day.
Open seven days a week, 9:00am – 7:00pm
(last tour departs at 6:00 pm).
Group tour reservations are available seven days a week during the 2016 season.
Call 419-483-6711 for information on reservation requirements, pricing and availability.
ASH CAVE
27291 OH-56, South Bloomingville, OH 43152
In the southernmost reaches of Hocking Hills is Ash Cave – beyond doubt the most spectacular feature of the entire park. Ash Cave is the largest, most impressive recess cave in the state. The horseshoe-shaped cave is massive; measuring 700 feet from end to end, 100 feet deep from the rear cave wall to its front edge with the rim rising 90 feet high. A small tributary of the East Fork of Queer Creek cascades over the rim into a small plunge pool below.
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HOCKING HILLS ROCK HOUSE
27291 OH-56, South Bloomingville, OH 43152
Rock House is unique in the Hocking Hills’ region, as it is the only true cave in the park. It is a tunnel-like corridor situated midway up a 150-foot cliff of Blackhand sandstone. Nature has hewn out of this cliff the Rock House complete with seven Gothic-arched windows and great sandstone columns which bear its massive roof. As one might imagine, Rock house was used for shelter by past visitors.
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