Bat Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.7850°N, 92.1441°W
INTO THE DARK · CAVES DIRECTORY
Caves in Missouri
62 Caves Found
Missouri is arguably the cave capital of the eastern United States, with over 6,000 documented caves in the Ozark Plateau karst. Meramec Caverns is the most famous, with the Jesse James legend attached. Fantastic Caverns is the only ride-through cave in North America. Marvel Cave inside Silver Dollar City has a room 200 feet tall. Round Spring Cave in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways sits above one of the largest springs in the state. Missouri caves are dense, accessible, and largely underappreciated outside the Midwest.
Every cave listed here is on public or accessible land. Always bring three light sources, water, and let someone know your plans before entering any undeveloped cave. Temperature inside: typically 50–62°F year-round. Explore all caves on the Trek4Free map →
Type
Access
Big Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.0995°N, 91.5808°W
Blankenship Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.3628°N, 91.9841°W
Bone Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0616°N, 92.5347°W
Bridal Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0243°N, 92.7917°W
Bunker Hill Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.0612°N, 91.5693°W
Bushwacker Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.9157°N, 92.0448°W
Calvary Hill;Đồi Canvê
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.1525°N, 94.3064°W
Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.7658°N, 91.2732°W
Cave Spring
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.9931°N, 94.4840°W
Devil's Icebox
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.8700°N, 92.3267°W
Easter Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0248°N, 91.8736°W
Fantastic Caverns
Limestone Show Cave Private $28
The only cave in North America where the entire tour is conducted by ride-through — a jeep-drawn tram carries visitors through passages that the cave management has chosen not to add foot-traffic infr…
Fisher Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.4684°N, 91.9048°W
Gambler's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0966°N, 93.5619°W
Giboney Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.2466°N, 93.2911°W
Gourd Creek Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.8280°N, 91.8540°W
Graham Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.9056°N, 91.5756°W
Greer Spring
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.7866°N, 91.3488°W
Ice Water Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.1007°N, 93.5935°W
Inca Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.7567°N, 92.2476°W
Island Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.9750°N, 92.7697°W
Jam Up
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.0364°N, 91.6057°W
Kirby Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.9898°N, 92.4349°W
Little Beaver Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.9205°N, 91.8434°W
Little Smittle Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.4573°N, 92.6269°W
Lowell Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.4506°N, 92.6201°W
Marvel Cave - Silver Dollar City
Limestone Show Cave Private $75
A vertical cave descending 505 feet through a series of increasingly large chambers, the deepest being the Cathedral Room — 200 feet wide and 200 feet tall, one of the largest cave rooms in the Midwes…
Mccormick Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.9178°N, 91.8726°W
Medlock Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.3959°N, 91.5900°W
Meeting House Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.0523°N, 91.5750°W
Meramec Caverns
Limestone Show Cave Private $24
Five levels of limestone cavern in the Missouri Ozarks, made famous by two things: the claim that Jesse James used them as a hideout after the 1876 Northfield bank robbery, and the barn-rooftop sign c…
Miller Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.7095°N, 92.0659°W
Mud Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.9163°N, 92.0557°W
Nature Trail Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.7516°N, 92.1484°W
Ozark National Scenic Riverways - Round Spring Cave
Limestone Guided Nat'l Park $10
A limestone cave in Missouri Ozark karst country, guided by NPS rangers through passages formed by the same underground water system that feeds the Current and Jacks Fork rivers flowing through one of…
Panther Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.6132°N, 93.7872°W
Pillman Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.7691°N, 92.0142°W
Point Bluff Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.8958°N, 91.8336°W
Rattlesnack Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.1006°N, 93.5896°W
River Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.3276°N, 91.8470°W
Rocheport Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.9459°N, 92.5174°W
Rocheport Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.9494°N, 92.5152°W
Sadies Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.7092°N, 92.0664°W
Shelving Rock
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.1326°N, 92.3260°W
Slabtown Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.5680°N, 92.0311°W
Smallin Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.0508°N, 93.1873°W
Smittle Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.4533°N, 92.6276°W
Space Center Kansas City South Entrance
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.1009°N, 94.3715°W
Space Center Kansas City West and East Entrance
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.1017°N, 94.3729°W
Spencer Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0390°N, 91.8684°W
Sycamore Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.0677°N, 91.5277°W
Tater Hollow Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.8901°N, 91.9975°W
Turnball Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.8642°N, 92.1933°W
Uncle Wiggly's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0924°N, 93.5634°W
Up and Down Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0943°N, 93.5619°W
Venable Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.4388°N, 91.9933°W
Whites Creek Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.7273°N, 91.2041°W
Wildcat Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0822°N, 92.6872°W
Windermere Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0313°N, 92.8382°W
Wright Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 38.0828°N, 92.5178°W
York Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 37.7550°N, 92.2416°W