Anthony Gap Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 31.9982°N, 106.5102°W
INTO THE DARK · CAVES DIRECTORY
Caves in Texas
67 Caves Found
Texas sits on a limestone karst belt running through the Edwards Plateau — one of the richest cave regions in North America. Natural Bridge Caverns north of San Antonio is the largest known commercial cavern in Texas. Caverns of Sonora near I-10 holds helictite formations that geologists consider among the most spectacular in the world. Inner Space Cavern in Georgetown was discovered when an I-35 survey drill punched through the ceiling — the fossil collection inside includes Columbian mammoth and dire wolf bones from the cave floor. The Hill Country is limestone country; caves are under much of it.
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
Aztec Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 31.9218°N, 106.5037°W
Backdoor Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 30.2597°N, 97.8236°W
Bear Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.7915°N, 105.7999°W
Breathless Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.6357°N, 98.6488°W
Carlsbad Cavern
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 32.1771°N, 104.4410°W
Cascade Caverns
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.7637°N, 98.6789°W
Cave of the Winds
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.8809°N, 106.3418°W
Cave Without a Name
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.8863°N, 98.6174°W
Caverns of Sonora
Limestone Show Cave Private $22
Regarded by many cave experts as the most beautiful cave in the United States — not the largest, not the most famous, but the most spectacular for the density and variety of formations per square foot…
Caverns of Sonora
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 30.5551°N, 100.8121°W
Crystal Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.5837°N, 99.7404°W
Cub Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.6474°N, 98.4701°W
Cueva Comanche
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 27.8678°N, 106.3396°W
Cueva de las Monas
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.9323°N, 106.3970°W
Cueva del Apache
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 31.7027°N, 106.5831°W
Cueva del Diablo
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 27.0453°N, 105.2333°W
Cueva del Elefante
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 26.8346°N, 102.2574°W
Cueva del Indio
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 31.6909°N, 106.5820°W
Cueva la Ventana
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 31.7021°N, 106.5853°W
Cueva Santa
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 26.0019°N, 99.8830°W
Devil’s Sinkhole
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 30.0576°N, 100.1091°W
Diamond Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 34.0311°N, 104.6879°W
Drill Hole
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 33.8089°N, 105.2018°W
El Ojito
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.5667°N, 106.6214°W
Embudo Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.2035°N, 106.4140°W
Fern Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.1698°N, 93.6707°W
Fort Stanton Cave
Cave Self-Guided BLM
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 33.5068°N, 105.4935°W
Grutas Coyame
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.4296°N, 105.1196°W
Grutas de Bustamante
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 26.5007°N, 100.5264°W
Grutas de García
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 25.8494°N, 100.5238°W
Hot Springs Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.7915°N, 106.6875°W
Inner Space Cavern
Limestone Show Cave Private $18
Discovered in 1963 when a highway survey drill bit punched through the cavern ceiling from above during Interstate 35 construction north of Austin — one of the more unusual cave origin stories in the …
Inner Space Cavern
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 30.6079°N, 97.6881°W
La Cueva
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 32.3352°N, 106.5946°W
La Cueva
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 25.8608°N, 100.6339°W
La Cueva
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 32.3345°N, 106.5937°W
Las Grutas De Nombre De Dios Entrada
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.7094°N, 106.0768°W
Las Grutas De Nombre De Dios Salida
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.7129°N, 106.0791°W
Longhorn Cavern
Limestone Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 30.6841°N, 98.3500°W
Longhorn Cavern State Park
Limestone Show Cave State Park $18
A limestone cavern in the Texas Hill Country with a story as interesting as its formations — used by Comanche people, Confederate soldiers, outlaws, and Prohibition-era bootleggers before the Civilian…
Mina de Bustillos
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.6089°N, 105.8606°W
Natural Bridge Caverns
Limestone Show Cave Private $26
The largest known commercial caverns in Texas — and the formations are genuinely extraordinary. Natural Bridge Caverns was discovered in 1960 by students from St. Mary's University following a theory …
Ogle Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 32.1228°N, 104.5627°W
Owl Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 34.0029°N, 104.6589°W
Painted Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.7224°N, 106.3199°W
Parks Ranch Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 32.1109°N, 104.4071°W
Pepper Rock Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 30.4970°N, 97.7408°W
Plaza Minera
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.6105°N, 105.8615°W
Robber Baron Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.5087°N, 98.4570°W
Robbers Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.0069°N, 95.3386°W
Rock House Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 36.4017°N, 93.7388°W
Sandia Man Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.2547°N, 106.4056°W
Santuario de los Murciélagos de Santa Eulalia
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.6080°N, 105.8613°W
Side Snake Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.8794°N, 98.6675°W
Slaughter Canyon Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 32.1123°N, 104.5695°W
Stuart Bat Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.6327°N, 100.4386°W
Tatachu
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 28.8392°N, 106.3619°W
The Big Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 34.9326°N, 101.6454°W
The Grotto
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.8312°N, 99.5742°W
The Grotto
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 31.9705°N, 104.7881°W
The tomb of Jesus
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 35.2093°N, 101.1243°W
Torgac Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 33.8630°N, 105.0800°W
Universal City Caves
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.5608°N, 98.2971°W
Whirlpool Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 30.2157°N, 97.8466°W
White Rock Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.5808°N, 99.7378°W
White Shaman Cave
Cave Self-Guided Public Land
OSM-mapped cave entrance · 29.7127°N, 101.3483°W