Dallas caverns

Visitors will travel a one and a quarter mile path through both paved trails and wild passages, climbing, hiking and repelling the caverns. In addition to the caverns, visitors can take part in the Canopy Challenge, a high ropes course and zip line over the Texas Hill Country.

Other activities include the family-friendly above ground maze or gem and fossil mining. Tours depart throughout the day and are about an hour long. Similar to Longhorn Cavern, the Cave without a Name features live concerts in the caverns on select weekends. After a long day of exploring, visitors are invited to camp on the ranch like grounds above the caverns, in tents or RVs. From north of Austin down to San Antonio, let the caverns of Texas show you that the state is just as beautiful below ground as above.

Whether you prefer to follow a guided path or crawl through uncharted territory, Texas caves have just the right amount of adventure for you. We use cookies to improve your experience and to analyze the use of our website. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. Skip to main content. Things To Do. Plan Ahead. Where To Stay.

Outdoor Adventure. Texas Road Trips. The nearest cave to Dallas lies right off Interstate 35 near the city of Georgetown, miles from the Metroplex. Inner Space Cavern offers tours of varying degrees of difficulty through the degree confines of the cavern complex. Guests can pan for minerals and gems at the Inner Space Mine, learn about the cave's genesis in the Adventures Tour and explore intricate formations on the Hidden Passages Tour.

Adventurous visitors can join a Wild Cave Tour, which takes guests off-trail into the cave's undeveloped recesses. Longhorn Cavern, located miles from Dallas near Marble Falls, has a colorful history and distinction as one of the only river-formed cave complexes in Texas.

Longhorn Cavern once provided a home for prehistoric animals and Comanche Indians. Longhorn Cavern State Park offers visitors several tours, including an after-hours paranormal tour where guests can bring recording equipment to capture supernatural phenomena. More intrepid explorers can tackle the four-hour Wild Cave Tour for 13 and older only to go off the trail and see undeveloped parts of the cave, some of which are home to bats.

For a rugged, off-the-tourist-trail caving experience, call the Texas Cave Management Association to set up a private tour of Whirlpool Cave. The cave entrance is smack in the middle of a residential area about miles south of Dallas just past Austin.

You won't find crowds here, but you will crawl on your hands and knees — and even on your belly at times — on your way to the largest cavern room in Travis County. About miles south of Dallas 30 miles west of Austin sits the Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center, home to its namesake cavern.