Arkansas Caves – Caverns in Arkansas

Caves and Caverns in Arkansas’ Ozarks
Beauty and Magic in Ancient Underground Splendor

Caves and Caverns in Arkansas’ Ozarks The beauty of the Ozarks, with its striking mountain cliffs, lush forests, dramatic rivers and beautiful lakes, inspires visitors from all over the world. The magic of the Ozarks is that its natural beauty also exists in the awe inspiring underground vistas found in Ozark caves and caverns. Saber-tooth tigers, Indian tribes, Civil War soldiers and even moonshiners have taken refuge in the remarkable network of Ozark caves and caverns. Over 150 million years in the making, the caverns in Arkansas’ Ozarks continue to inspire us with spectacular vistas. Enjoy visiting our magnificent show caves or experiencing and guided wild caving adventure.

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Mountain Village 1890/Bull Shoals Caverns
P.O. Box 444
Bull Shoals, AR 72619

Toll-Free: (800) 445-7177
Phone: (870) 445-7177
Email: explore@bullshoalscaverns.com
Web Site: http://www.1890village.com

Explore Bull Shoals Caverns and take a walk through a replica village dated back to the late 1800's in the Ozarks. Located in Bull Shoals Arkansas.

Mystic Caverns
P.O. Box 1301
Harrison, AR 72602

Toll-Free: (888) 743-1739
Phone: (870) 743-1739
Web Site: http://www.mysticcaverns.com

Visit TWO phenomenal caves at one location! Retrace the steps that the area's first settlers took in the mid 1800's and relive the historic day over 100 years later when a second cave was discovered less than 400 feet away. You'll enjoy a guided tour from historic to pristine through two of the Ozark's most breathtaking caves. Gift shop and rock museum feature magnificent rock specimens.

Location/Directions:
Located on Scenic Highway 7, Arkansas' first scenic byway. 8 miles south of Harrison, Arkansas, 10 miles north of Jasper, Arkansas and 5 miles north of the Buffalo National River the nation's first national river.

Blanchard Springs Caverns/Ozark National Forest
1001 East Main Street
Mountain View, AR 72560

GPS: 35 57 49.572 N 092 10 45.084 W
Toll-Free: (888) 757-2246
Phone: (870) 757-2211
Fax: (870) 757-2675
Email: breeves@fs.fed.us; aguinn@fs.fed.us
Web Site: http://www.blanchardcavetours.com

Blanchard Springs Caverns offers three tours - the beautiful Dripstone Trail, the rugged Discovery Trail, and the strenuous Wild Cave Tour. The Visitor Center houses an introductory movie, exhibit hall, and the Ozark Interpretive Association gift shop. The Blanchard Recreation Area and surrounding forest offers hiking, swimming, mountain biking, pavilions, and shooting range.

Location/Directions:
15 miles northwest of Mountain View on Hwy. 14

Blanchard Springs, Ozark National Forest
1001 East Main Street
Mountain View, AR 72560

Toll-Free: (888) 757-2246
Phone: (870) 757-2211
Fax: (870) 757-2675
Email: breeeves@fs.fed.us; aguinn@fs.fed.us
Web Site: http://www.blanchardcavetours.com

Blanchard Springs, the namesake of Blanchard Springs Caverns, gushes forth in a valley below the Caverns' Visitor Center. On average, the waters pour out at 7,000 gallons per minute. The cold, 58-degree water is dammed by a 1930's-era stone dam, forming Mirror Lake, which is stocked with trout.

Location/Directions:
15 miles northwesat of Mountain View

Hurricane River Cave
P.O. Box 240
Pindall, AR 72669

Toll-Free: (800) 245-2282
Phone: (870) 429-6200
Email: cave@hurricanerivercave.com
Web Site: http://www.hurricanerivercave.com

The sepentine, water -eroded passageways of this Ozark cave are fantastic: they feature an underground gallery of rare and exquisite formations such as canopies, stalactoflats, shields, rimstone dams, soda-straws, flowstone, columns, draperies, etc. In addition to our regular tour, we now offer '' extreme tours '', through the wild, undeveloped sections of the cave.

Location/Directions:
We are on HWy 65, between Pindall and Western Grove.