Cathedral Caverns State Park
A 126-foot-wide entrance, the huge Goliath stalagmite, flowstone, columns, and a paved guided route make subterranean time unusually legible.
Artwork inspired by Frank Fleming
The names are memorable, but formation processes matter more: mineral-bearing water deposits calcite slowly, while touching interrupts growth and transfers oils. Compare ceiling, floor, and joined forms before photographing them as scenery.
Tours last about ninety minutes over roughly 1.5 miles and require advance check-in. The route is paved but damp, cool, and sloped; reservations are strongly recommended during school-trip seasons.
- cave entrance
- Enormous natural opening
- Goliath stalagmite
- One of the cave’s giants
- frozen-waterfall flowstone
- Flowstone resembles frozen water
Quick guide
- Best first move
- cave entrance: A 126-foot-wide entrance, the huge Goliath stalagmite, flowstone, columns, and a paved guided route make subterranean time unusually legible.
- Most revealing detail
- Goliath stalagmite gives the clearest route into an immense entrance leads to formations best understood by scale.
Quick guide
- Start with
- cave entrance — A 126-foot-wide entrance, the huge Goliath stalagmite, flowstone, columns, and a paved guided route make subterranean time unusually legible.
- Look closely at
- Goliath stalagmite — The names are memorable, but formation processes matter more: mineral-bearing water deposits calcite slowly, while touching interrupts growth and transfers oils.
- Connect the story
- frozen-waterfall flowstone — Tours last about ninety minutes over roughly 1.5 miles and require advance check-in.
- Plan around
- Allow 2–3 hours; plan around frozen-waterfall flowstone and current access conditions.
Good to know
Reserve a tour rather than merely driving to the park; entering the cave without a guide is not permitted.
Notice these
- cave entrance
- Goliath stalagmite
- frozen-waterfall flowstone