It is just so amazing to see all the bats take flight! We had to have seen at least 500,000 leave…read morethe cave and some were even caught and eaten midflight by Hawks! So very cool!! The site is well kept and back far enough that people do not disturb the bats in their natural habitat. There is a guide that gives a nice introduction on the site, the bats and even the guano collection! Just be sure to wear bug repellent in the hot months!! 100% would go back!

Decided to prioritize this on a road trip with my husband after really enjoying seeing the Mexican…read moreFree Tailed Bats in Austin. I couldn't believe there are about 10 million here at Frio Bat cave after seeing the 1.5 million in Austin. We signed up in advance. We had to keep checking the website as the tour availability changes. We got a call earlier in the day of our scheduled tour requesting that we come earlier- Some flexibility is needed here due to the nature of the activity. We arrived at 6:30pm (instead of 7pm) followed the guide in by car and then by foot for a short distance to the cave. The guide shared some info and the area was beautiful to look at. Luckily for us the bats came out of the cave at about 7pm. It was truly beautiful and such a cool experience to see them so up close and the beautiful view added to the experience. We did get lucky with the early time and seeing them in such perfect lighting and well... seeing them at all that day! It was pretty bat-ass !