List of caves in the United States facts for kids
This is a list of caves in the United States.
The United States is home to many amazing caves! A cave is a natural underground space. It is big enough for a human to enter. Caves often form when water slowly dissolves rock over thousands of years. They can also form from lava flows or by glaciers. Exploring caves is called caving or spelunking. It's a fun way to see incredible underground worlds.
Some caves are famous for their size, like Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. It is the longest cave system known in the world! Others are known for their beautiful rock formations, like Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Many caves are also important homes for bats and other unique animals. This list shows some of the cool caves you can find across the U.S.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
- Ellison's Cave
- Kingston Saltpeter Cave
- Pettyjohn Cave
Hawaii
Idaho
- Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
- Kuna Caves
- Minnetonka Cave
- Niter Ice Cave
- Wilson Butte Cave
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
- Bat Cave
- Carter Caves State Park
- Cascade Caverns
- Colossal Cavern
- Diamond Caverns
- Eleven Jones Cave
- Fisher Ridge Cave System
- Glover's Cave
- Goochland Cave
- Great Onyx Cave
- Great Saltpetre Cave
- Horse Cave also known as "Hidden River Cave"
- Lost River Cave
- Mammoth Cave
- Martin Ridge Cave System
- Mega Cavern
- Oligo-Nunk Cave System
Maryland
Massachusetts
- Horse Caves
- King Phillip's Cave
Michigan
Minnesota
- Cold Water Spring State Preserve
- Forestville Mystery Cave State Park
- Niagara Cave, Harmony
- Spring Valley Caverns
- Tyson Spring Cave
- Wabasha Street Caves
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
- Cave of the Winds
- Clarksville Cave
- Ellenville Fault Ice Caves
- Howe Caverns
- Lockport Cave
- Schroeder's Pants Cave
- Tory Cave
North Carolina
Ohio
- Crystal Cave
- Mary Campbell Cave
- Ohio Caverns
- Olentangy Indian Caverns
- Seneca Caverns
- Zane Shawnee Caverns
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
- Aeolus Cave
- Tory's Cave
Virginia
Washington
- Ape Cave
- Big Four Ice Caves
- Cheese Cave
- Gardner Cave
- Marmes Rockshelter
- Paradise Ice Caves
West Virginia
- Cass Cave
- Charles Town Cave
- Friars Hole Cave System
- Haynes Cave
- Hellhole
- Lost World Caverns
- Organ Cave
- Seneca Caverns
- Sinks of Gandy
- Smoke Hole Caverns
Wisconsin
Wyoming
See also
- List of caves
- List of longest caves in the United States
- Speleology
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