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    Caverns Of Sonora

    4.3 (124 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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    Tina C.

    Such an amazing experience. Def not as hot as I thought. Tour guide I think she said her name was Jo but I could be wrong. (Dark hair in a braid) She was great, answered any questions we had, and very professional. Give this place a go if you're in the area, you will not be disappointed

    Cool place, not crowded, very knowledgeable staff. The tour guide was smart and funny. My kids and I learned a lot and had tons of fun. Lots of deals and fun stuff at the gift shop.

    Krystal C.

    Amazing! We had the opportunity to drive out at your Caverns of Sonora. We pulled up to a long private road and at the end was an RV park with camping grounds and the business for the cave tour. Two tickets were $29 per adult. The tour was about 45 minutes. I enjoyed the tour. Our tour guide Sergio was knowledgeable and funny. He made the tour extremely pleasant. He gave a lot of great information about the cave and many different rock formations. The cave is pretty humid, more than I'm used to. The air does get thin in my opinion in some places. There are about 360 steps in the cavern and a steep incline in places. There is also a nice gift shop that has various items for sale. I Bought a nice wind chime. Overall it was a great experience and would definitely recommend. I want to go back and try their spelunking version of the tour.

    Beautiful Earth
    The Burger Snob X.

    Michelle gave a hands down 10/10 tour. So knowledgeable and passionate about geology and the cavern process, I thought the resident PhD was the guide! This is the third Texas cave/cavern have been to and by far the best tour and formations. I learned so much about the different cave systems and even facts about cave preservation and restoration techniques.

    Nadja B.

    Had a great experience. Tickets can be bought online or there when you arrive. It is about 20 minutes out of the city of Sonora. We chose the Crystal palace tour, that is almost 2 hours long. We had only 4 people in our group what was nice. Looks like they have up to 12 in each tour. The guide Carolina was friendly, and had a nice personality. We enjoyed the information she provided. It's very humid and hot inside the cave, and sometimes the floor is slippery. There are stairs and railings for safety. The calcite formations are beautiful, and very diverse. There is so much to see in such little time! They also have a 4 hour "wild" tour that sounds life fun. Nothing other than cameras or phones allowed inside the cave (bags, etc.)

    7-11-25

    Great time saw cool artifacts, lots of pretty things to look at. Overall very good time in the caverns was not as hot as expected.

    Giovanni P.

    This place was beautiful and the staff was so inviting and informative. We learned so much and our tour guide was super helpful! She was some what short and brown eyes! Amazing experience. They've got a nice shop and really nice amenities to take back home. Would definitely come back and recommend!

    Lots of birds
    mike b.

    This place is amazing. The owner and her staff are so nice. My wife and I can here today to take a tour. I was not able to take it as I'm disabled but they had me watch a movie that showed the entire tour plus it had a geologist explain everything in the caverns in detail. I really enjoyed that. This place should be on National Geographic or Discovery Channel.My wife was able to take the guided tour and loved it. They have lots of wildlife in this working ranch. Peacocks and other birds. Lots of displays. The owner is a nice old lady and has a general manager who is quite a story teller. I highly recommend this park. They also have RV Camping with full hookups

    I'm almost a column!!!!  Just a drip away.
    Jeannine M.

    This was a great stop as we drove out of San Antonio on 10. Great signage to get us there when GPS coverage was spotty. Our tour guide Roland did a fantastic job of pointing out all of the very cool cave formations while fielding questions like a pro from adults and two young boys on our tour. It was awesome to see them so interested in learning all Roland had to tell us. Of course, the highlight of any cave tour was getting a Cave Kiss! At several points during the tour droplets of pure joy will splash down on you and impart seven years of good luck. The water is cool and when we went with high humidity the temperature inside felt like 85. Trust the staff when when they tell you leave your coats, sweaters and jackets behind. I felt like I was doing Cave Yoga instead of Bikram but it was all so worth it to see the extraordinary structures formed by water! The cave is thoughtfully lit to highlight the most beautiful sights, but our guide pointed out so much more using his own light source. He kept us safe and did just an overall job! The gentleman who sold us our tickets was equally as charming and I am just so glad we stopped. The gift shop is pretty cool with a wide variety of rocks, minerals and fossils. As far as caves go this one was surprisingly awesome!!!!

    The employee harassing me to about my photo
    Tia C.

    I encourage you to go... if you feel like being harassed by their employees on social media who are stalking to see if anyone "touched" their cavern. I now realize it's frowned upon to touch them, but it was my first time in a cavern, and it's human nature to want to touch things we see. I didn't know I'd get the 3rd degree. Actually I didn't while I was there. It was a super pleasurable trip. But yes, I did touch the wall. Did I hurt it? No. I'd never do that. The tour guide reminded us not to touch anything and of course I complied, but beforehand, I got a photo of my arm barely touching the damn thing and posted it on Instagram.. and here it is 1 month later and their employee is messaging me telling me to take my photo down and sending me pictures of the penal code.. which does not in fact state that I committed any crime by touching it. Anyways, the cavern is beautiful. If you do wish to go see it, Just beware..

    Geodes we got to select and have broken open for us.
    Michelle F.

    This review is late, I'm sorry John! I went on the Wild Tour aka the Discovery Challenge Tour! It is WELL WORTH the time and money to go on this 4 hour long tour of the caverns. Plan your trip now before they bring up the price (and even then, it would still be completely worth it!). You'll need to made a reservation at least 2 weeks in advance so they can coordinate (very few guides are trained for the Wild Tour). I was lucky that the day I called was 2 weeks from when I wanted to go out and visit as well as being a weekday so it wasn't already booked. All you have to bring is yourself in clothing you don't mind getting ruined (seriously, the shirt I wore still has a stain after being run through the wash) and some good tennis shoes. No stiff hiking boots because you'll need your full range of motion in some of the tight turns. Everything else is provided which includes elbow/knee pads, lighted helmet, and rappel rigging. I went with my boyfriend and our friend on this amazing trip through the caverns. Simply put, you get to experience what it is like to be an actual caver (aka spelunking) but in a safer environment. No ferreting yourself down a random hole on vacation only to get stuck and perish because nobody knew where you went. Our guide was John and was absolutely amazing and gave me props for my repelling during and after the tour was over. He was extremely knowledgeable about the caverns and gave us lots of information. We even got a chance to experience absolute darkness. Absolutely no lighting in the cavern and you can feel your eyes strain for light that does not exist that far underground. We were all saddened still about the butterfly and were asked our opinions about a possible restoration. It is a difficult topic. I didn't think of the idea until later, but I think having a display set up in the shop with a replication of the butterfly would be a good idea. That way the original and it's story remains, while those curious could see how it would have looked. Or a display with a replication of the missing piece. It is up to the owners to decide, but I think this idea may make a good compromise for the mixed feelings it evokes. The staff at the shop were great too. Our merry band spent probably at least an hour if not longer going through the gift shop. I apologized about keeping them past close when I realized the time and they were all super nice and remarked that the closing time wasn't a hard time when a tour was running and they are fine if it gets a little fudged. Oh, did I mention the fudge?! It was absolutely delicious! We heard there was a couple in California that would even order up a whole tray for delivery from time to time, it was that good! John is also authorized to crack open geodes so of course I spent a lot of time picking out one of each geode type to crack. A certain geode in my attached photos was meant to have googly eyes but the stores were all out (who knew there was a googly eye shortage?) so we got our crafting on and made some eyes for it. Thus I could finally post this review!

    We planned the caverns of Sonora as an overnight stop on our rv trip. The small rv park was clean and quiet, nothing fancy but had connections for water and electric and that was just fine. I called ahead to let them know we'd be a bit part their normal hours. We pulled in just at dark but the attendant still popped out and directed us to where to pull in our rv, very polite for us arriving after hours. In the morning we caught their 9.30am cavern tour and it was really amazing and beautiful. And oddly enough it was a warm cave !We were so glad we stopped here. The tour guide was absolutely very knowledgeable and loved her tour and educating us in the small group setting. It turned out every one we met there was so very nice and welcoming but they all knew so much. To top it off, the gift store was a destination all to itself. I have never seen such an incredible variety of gifts and items at very reasonable prices. I had no intention of buying anything on this trip but ended up buying all the upcoming birthday and Christmas presents bc they had such unique gifts that I couldn't pass up. We can't give enough stars for our trip there, it was a fantastic stay!!

    Formations
    Steffie S.

    Gotta see this- at least once! This is one of those things in life I've done twice. Back when I was married, we took our little kiddos to see this amazing cavern. My kids are older now, I'm not sure they remembered it nor truly appreciated it, so I took them again while road tripping to Big Bend. It is one of the most decorated (with stalagmites and stalactites) caverns in the world! They have done a wonderful job of protecting and preserving it. The caverns are on private property and tours are run frequently and in small groups. You are only allowed to take a camera down into it to avoid accidentally damaging the formations. The temperature is quite warm and pretty humid, so I strongly recommend leave your jacket/hoodie/sweater behind. What you need to know: if you are claustrophobic, this might not be for you. You'll be inside for about an hour and a half. Most of the space feels "open", but one of my teenagers got "uncomfortable" underground that long. She didn't panic and was able to calm herself with deep, slow breaths- just something to keep in mind. Also, it's about $20 per person over 12 (I think that was the cutoff), which can be pretty pricey for a big family. All that said, it is really spectacular and definitely worth seeing. Our guide was very informative and asked us often if we had any questions. Stop in (or under ) if your headed west. Tell me what you think. Safe travels.

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    Well worth the drive. This is an inspirational experience and the staff is so knowledgeable. Our guide Colton was phenomenal.

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    Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area

    Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area

    4.5(2 reviews)
    51.9 mi

    This place was on my list of things to see. I almost reconsidered due to be a guided tour at 6:45…read morepm, from Wednesday through Sunday. It is hard to fit on a road trip plan. We got to Rocksprings around 4pm and hang out at a very cute coffeehouse until they closed at 5. I am very glad we did wait and checkout this unique place. Andrew and Dennis were our guides. They were very knowledgeable and friendly. They have been volunteers for over 20 years and went above and beyond to make our experience special. It warms my heart their dedication to this special place. There was only one more person in our group. We drove our cars after watching a video at the visitor center. We saw thousands of Mexican free tailed bats and also a couple of owls living in the sinkhole with their babies.

    Devil's Sinkhole is a great place to watch the Mexican free-tailed bats leave their cavern for the…read morenight in search of food. You must schedule a reservation prior to going to the natural area that is closed to the public. You meet at the visitor center in Rocksprings before driving about 15 minutes outside of town to the actual site. Your guide talks about the cavern and the bats and you watch a video before heading to watch the bats come out. The evening bat tours are offered May 1- Oct. 31 as the bats migrate to Mexico for the colder months. The cavern is 320ft in diameter and gets to a depth of 350ft. It is one of the largest bat colonies in Texas.

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    Kickapoo Cavern State Park - Sunsets are gorgeous.

    Kickapoo Cavern State Park

    4.6(13 reviews)
    68.1 mi

    One of my favorite tx state parks. Beautiful place, looking more like Big Bend area every year…read more Lots of Pinyon Pines. Only open Friday to Monday I guess because of remoteness. 5 or 6 full hookup rv sites and lots of other camp sites with community water. A bath/shower house. You can get cell service if you take one of the hilltop trails. The bats come April thru October and are spectacular. Went down into a different cave a few years back. They lead the tour and give you a helmet but you need to bring your own lights. Make reserves for this. Lots of trails and great western birds. Pack all your trash out, no dumpsters. Not sure how much longer they will be open because their water well is scrapping the bottom. Wish our gov $$ would help the parks a little more. Saving some of our precious water rather than letting all the crypto and ai data centers use it all up. What a waste. Better hurry and enjoy this gem before it is gone.

    What used to be a ranch between 1920s to the 1980s, a rancher by the name of Seagram donated his…read moreland to the state of Texas creating the Kickapoo natural area. It wasn't until 2010, that it became a state park. The state park is unique from the others; whereas the CCC didn't take part in building certain areas. As you walk on different trails you will find a water trove I used to feed the animals that lived on the land. There's a loud creaky windmill that moves when the wind blows; you would think that a spaceship is landing because of his loud screeching noise. If you are a birdwatcher, you are in for treat since there is a variety of birds that live in the park. Stop by the headquarters to pick up birds of the park booklet. If you like strenuous long hikes, there are two trails: Arroyo Camino and Barbados. Both lookout trails, a rocky and rugged with a incline going upward. It is best to bring trekking poles to keep your balance. If you rock hounder like me, you would absolutely need to go on the cave tour. I would suggest that you are regular hiker and somewhat fit to keep up the endurance of the tour. There are some loose rocks that can hinder your balance if you step on them and incorrectly. You don't have to be super physically fit, but it is recommended that you are active in your daily life to be able to handle the cave tour. I would even suggest healthy elderly folks; there was a couple in their 70s that hiked for four hours in the hot and humid climate of the cave. I wore my Columbia hiking boots and felt secure when climbing over the thick rocks. The tour was delightful and very cool! The website will tell you to bring a headlamp but is recommended that you bring a flashlight. The headlamps are good when you're going into the smaller holes. If you are up for the challenge! Don't forget your flashlight! Because you will not be able to see where you are stepping without it. You will see scorpions crickets daddy long leg spiders, you will hear the barking frog and pitch blackness of nothing. This was the coolest cave tour that I've been on outside of the caverns of Sonora. I will even have to say that it tops natural bridge and inner Space Caverns. And the reason why is because you will see graffiti dating all the way back from 1887 from people like you and me who got to explore during their time. Another fun thing about the park, is that they have a bat cave that at around 7:45 p.m. the bats fly out of the cave. That's pretty gnarly rad!! If you're wondering well where do I sleep, I love the campsites here because some are secluded. Unlike at Blanco State Park, you'll enjoy peace and relaxation knowing that you could kick back in your chair read a nice book and listen to the birds sing without anyone watching you. Of course there's only a few campsites that have that option. Some campsite come with the picnic table covered which is an added bonus if you ever have to go through the extreme rainstorm that we had yesterday evening. Don't expect to roast more over the fire, because there's a burn ban. However they do allow propane grills and other options for you to cook. Desert terrain with its dryness, driftwood, dry heat, you got to love West Texas. With all of that in mind, Kickapoo Caverns State Park is still considered the least visited state park in the state of Texas. Unfortunately it is underrated, come visit this bomb.com ass park!

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    Seminole Canyon State Park

    Seminole Canyon State Park

    4.7(21 reviews)
    66.2 mi

    I have a big interest in pictographs and other artworks from out earliest ancestors so I try to get…read moreup close and personal with them anytime I can. Many times the examples are see from quite a distance and out of sight with only pictures or descriptions to see. This park has some of the best up close views of artwork thousands of years old. Think about this for a moment. Some humans painted on cave walls many thousands of years ago and they are still on those cave walls for us to observe today! How remarkable is that? The staff is not the most personable compared to many others I've interacted with but they are very knowledgeable and helpful. There are a number of day hikes available here as well but I only took the guided tour down into the canyon so I can't speak to any of the other hikes available. Overall a good afternoon outing.

    My brother and I visited this state park back in July 2019, when the weather was sweltering hot…read more Upon arrival, we opted for the guided tour around the canyon. A park ranger accompanied us to explain the low water of the Lower Pecos River Canyon, the flora, fauna, and loads of history. Our tour guide/park ranger was nice, friendly, and super knowledgeable. I loved seeing all of the pictographs still intact after so many years. My favorite thing about the tour was when shown replicas of what the past inhabitants ate and how they would survive on the land. The rock art was painted on limestone which was easier to preserve for longer periods. My brother and I even camped in the park. The campsites are spacious and private from any neighboring campers. The site we had came with a picnic table, a fire ring, and a designated spot for the tent. If you are into fossils and geology and are a history buff, I would check out this state park. It is one of the coolest Texas state parks. It does not get as crowded since it isn't considered as popular as the others. I loved seeing the fossils embedded into the limestones and seeing so many sotol plants and arid plants thriving out in the weather. Do make sure that you bring plenty of water as the heat is more dry than humid. There is no shade only if you get under the canyon to view the paintings. The hike can be rugged and steep, you may not need trekking poles throughout the walk, but going down the stairs into the canyon can be tricky if you aren't prepared.

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