Badger Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.4799°N, 82.6211°W
INTO THE DARK · CAVES DIRECTORY
Caves in Ohio
31 Caves Found
Ohio's cave geography runs along the limestone escarpment in the north and east. Ohio Caverns near West Liberty is the state's largest cavern system, with the largest pure white cave formation in the US. The karst south of Columbus has additional cave sites, and the southern Ohio bluffs above the Ohio River have limestone features that run into the broader Appalachian cave country.
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 Mouth Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.0814°N, 80.6839°W
Cascade Gorge Umbrella Rocks
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.0761°N, 80.6908°W
Chapel Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.4680°N, 82.5580°W
Coil's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.6453°N, 82.8650°W
Crystal Cave - Put-in-Bay
Natural Cave Guided Private $8
A small cave containing the largest known celestite crystals on Earth — strontium sulfate crystite geodes growing from the walls and ceiling of a cave discovered in 1897 beneath a winery on South Bass…
Devil's Hole
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3260°N, 81.0385°W
Devil's Icebox
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3258°N, 81.0381°W
Doty Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.8286°N, 84.4841°W
Dwarf's Pass
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3290°N, 81.0403°W
Fat Man's Peril
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3277°N, 81.0390°W
Glacier Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3291°N, 81.4077°W
Gold Hunter's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3298°N, 81.0409°W
Hemlock Boulder
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.0689°N, 80.6874°W
Ice Box Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.2261°N, 81.5084°W
Ohio Caverns
Limestone Show Cave Private $18
The largest cave in Ohio, and the one that earns the title of most colorful — the cave formations are an unusually vivid white and orange, produced by high iron content in the groundwater that deposit…
Ohio Caverns
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.2381°N, 83.6964°W
Old Maid's Kitchen
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.1244°N, 81.4973°W
Old Maid's Kitchen
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3295°N, 81.0405°W
Old Man's Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.4333°N, 82.5431°W
Olds Hollow Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.3305°N, 82.3337°W
Olentangy Cavern
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 40.1925°N, 83.0634°W
Piatt Gorge Caves
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.7649°N, 81.0513°W
Rock House
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.3442°N, 82.0724°W
Shelter Rock
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.0673°N, 80.6846°W
The Bat Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.0848°N, 80.6948°W
The Grotto
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.4583°N, 82.5770°W
The Narrows
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.3285°N, 81.0396°W
The Witch's Caves
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.0737°N, 80.6892°W
Turtlehead Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 39.3457°N, 82.0623°W
Umbrella Rocks
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 41.0685°N, 80.6850°W