"Frank's Cave"
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 44.5078°N, 76.4284°W
INTO THE DARK · CAVES DIRECTORY
Caves in New York
54 Caves Found
New York's cave geology runs across two zones: the carbonate rocks of the Helderbergs near Albany, and the limestone belt crossing the Finger Lakes into the Niagara escarpment. Howe Caverns near Cobleskill is the flagship show cave, with 52°F passages and an underground boat ride. Secret Caverns nearby is rougher and stranger. The karst around Schoharie County has some of the best undeveloped cave terrain in the Northeast.
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
Aitken Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.7413°N, 77.5140°W
Badmans Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.2140°N, 74.0348°W
Bear's Den
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3104°N, 72.4095°W
Bentley’s Cavern
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.6839°N, 73.3731°W
Cave of the Evil Spirit
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 43.1344°N, 79.0452°W
Cave Shelter
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3031°N, 74.0751°W
Coginchaug Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.4579°N, 72.6557°W
Cooper's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 43.3057°N, 73.6408°W
Crooked Swamp Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.1205°N, 74.6570°W
Crystal Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.5261°N, 75.8425°W
Crystal Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.5256°N, 75.8437°W
Devil's Den
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 44.0366°N, 72.1689°W
Devil's Hole Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 43.1313°N, 79.0514°W
Devil's Oven
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.4774°N, 72.3391°W
Devils Oven Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 44.5272°N, 73.4613°W
Diamond Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.7437°N, 77.5137°W
Donahue Sea Caves
Sea Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 44.4993°N, 73.2332°W
Driftwood Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 43.1282°N, 79.0542°W
English Grass Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.1903°N, 72.8299°W
Faery Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.9241°N, 74.8947°W
Farley Ledge Caves
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.6001°N, 72.4438°W
Hobo Cavern
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.6664°N, 72.4388°W
Howe Caverns
Limestone Show Cave Private $29
The most visited cave in the northeastern United States — a limestone cavern 156 feet underground in the Schoharie Valley of upstate New York, discovered in 1842 by a farmer named Lester Howe who foll…
Hydes Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 44.5283°N, 73.4612°W
Indian Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.2813°N, 72.7091°W
Indian Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.6771°N, 72.3919°W
Indian Caverns
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.6452°N, 78.0900°W
Indian Caves
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3657°N, 72.5852°W
King Philip's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.8370°N, 72.7974°W
Kunjamuk Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 43.5192°N, 74.3277°W
Leatherman's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.2418°N, 73.6032°W
Leatherman's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.5517°N, 72.7392°W
Leatherman's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3155°N, 72.8383°W
Little Aitken Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.7446°N, 77.5103°W
Marienville Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.4986°N, 78.9919°W
Mr. Bill's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.6431°N, 72.8297°W
Nails #1 Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.7430°N, 77.5149°W
Nails #2 Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.7439°N, 77.5133°W
Phillip's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3432°N, 73.3847°W
Ponderosa Pines
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.2624°N, 77.2345°W
Ponderosa Pines
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.2623°N, 77.2346°W
Ponderosa Pines
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.2625°N, 77.2343°W
Rock House
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.6394°N, 73.0879°W
shallow cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.2428°N, 73.5765°W
Snow Hole
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.7589°N, 73.2805°W
Solution Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.7903°N, 72.4465°W
Tory's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.6197°N, 73.4633°W
Tory's Den
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.7191°N, 72.9984°W
Tytoona Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.6017°N, 78.2178°W
Unmarked cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 43.7218°N, 72.9864°W
Ward-Gregory Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 42.5784°N, 73.9665°W
Will Warren's Den
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.6990°N, 72.8326°W
Woodward Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.8894°N, 77.3882°W