So this is like a real hidden gym. A lot of history in this tour. Our tour guide was very informative and let us get the full experience of what it like deep in the cave. If you wanna get amazed of how life was back in the days for some of the settlers in this area I highly recommend this place for a visit! read more

The escape room in the cave was so so so cool!!!! Very fun and perfect for a large family. Plus, I have never even heard of an escape room in a cave, that in itself is unique. The tour guide Gabby was such a happy, fun, passionate person and you could tell she loved her job. Definitely a must do in the area and a perfect break from the lake. read more

We did the one hour tour with a group of 6. Lee, our tour guide was a wealth of knowledge on all things caves. It was beautiful and fascinating. I'm so glad we chose this during our trip to the Ozarks. read more

Christy gave us an amazing tour and went out of her way to accommodate our two young children and our their grandparents who are from China and do not speak English perfectly. She often made sure they understood her explanations and that they were having a good time. I was also blown away by the in depth knowledge of the cave. This is a legitimate cave tour. This is a well run place that is worth a visit. We will recommend our friends. read more

Stark Caverns is so cool, per my daughter. We went on our way home from the lake and enjoyed every minute of it. The tour guide, Paula, was very nice and knowledgeable about the caves even though she said she had only been there for 3 months. The temperature is perfect on a hot steamy Missouri day. The formations were awesome to look at and the history about the cave was amazing. read more

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It's an amazing place to visit if you're in the area. Our Tourguide Elle was great. It was a really fun, entertaining and interesting tour. 10/10 would recommend. read more

What a fun experience. We had 7 adults and 4 children in out tour. Stephanie was an amazing guide full of knowledge and enthusiasm. She made it a point to insure each of us enjoyed the tour. Great job Stephanie. read more

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Went to Stark Caverns for my daughter's 2nd grade field trip. We were guided by a younger gentleman (maybe 20's or 30's). I was impressed by his patience with the slightly rowdy class and his ability to answer every question with ease. The cave was impressive too! There was a lot of noticeable history (proof of previous settlers, etc). The tour is only about an hour, not too long and not too short. The gift shop is brand new and had an array of souvenir options. Upon leaving, my daughter was already asking when we could come back!! read more

Stopped in for a tour with my family and really enjoyed it. Christy is awesome and explained everything so well, her passion was really felt during the tour. Great cavern tour and highly recommend it. Thanks for the enjoyable time Christy, memorable visit in our first time to Missouri. read more

We had a lot of fun! My six year old loved every minute of it. Pearl was our tour guide and she was very patient with our kids, I especially enjoyed the part of the cave with many faces. The whole family enjoyed the tour. The gift shop is great, we purchased the "mother lode" bag so our kids could go rock mining and they loved it. Such a great experience and souvenir. I would definitely recommend visiting here with your family. read more

Awesome visit! Paula made the tour interesting and fun. Totally recommend, I am amazed nature can be so cool.

Stark Caverns is a must try for any adventurer! Lee our tour guide was a funny and knowledgeable story teller who made our experience even better! read more

Stark Caverns - Parks Near Me - Eldon, Missouri

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Awesome! Fun and friendly. Nice spelunking for any age. Our guide Paula was kind & knowledgable. Not too cold and pretty areas outside for walking, eating and pics. Highly recommended and will visit again. I heard they do a Halloween tour. But the black light tour we took was great! read more

This was my first time too ozark lakes and coming too the caverns was my highlights !! Lee was our tour guide who was very informative and interesting. I would totally recommend to go !!! It's beautiful don't want to miss it . read more

Lee was an absolutely FANTASTIC tour guide. So Informative. You can tell he has spent years learning about and exploring the cave. Most importantly he made it fun for our four and six year olds and was able to explain the information in a way they understood. We had a blast with the tour and sifting through dirt afterword looking for stones at the mining station. Great experience. A few hours of good learning and family time. read more

If you like caves, it's great! Ppl are friendly and give a good tour, so go enjoy! Wear jacket can be cool in cave

We didn't plan ahead to reserve the black light tour, but we did the regular tour and still had a great time. Pearl was our guide and did an amazing job! She was informative as well as making jokes along the way. There is one area (The Grand Canyon spot) where they turn off the lights for just a minute and you literally can't see your hand in front of your face. Our 7 year old and two teenage boys enjoyed it and took lots of pictures. We love going to different caves because like a snow flake no two are exactly alike. If you're in the area stop in and take the tour. It takes about an hour to walk, there is a set of stairs that leads up to the Grand Canyon area, but if you don't want to do the stairs there's a waiting area with a bench to sit on. Gift shop is full of cool items to buy that aren't overly expensive. We bought a geode and Pearl helped us crack it open. Very cool place and all the staff seemed really nice. read more

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Very cool cave (literally - it's 57 degrees year-round, so bring a jacket). We've been on the tram tours other places, and this one is more intimate, and "up close and personal" to the rock formations, especially in the off-season, when there are usually less people (they make sure not to allow too many at one time in high season). The pathways were solid and easy enough to navigate for me and my arthritic knees. There are a few stairs, but you don't have to take the 31-stair route, if you don't want to. It can get wet, so wear good shoes. Be aware - there may be bats, frogs or salamanders. The black light tour was fascinating - even better, because you can examine closely at a slow pace. The tour takes about an hour. There is a gift shop, picnic area and a mini-sluice on site, where the kids can pan for treasures. Great place. read more

We have been here before, but the cave is under new ownership. We had a warm, enthusiastic tour guide who was open to all of our questions. I loved learning about the fascinating history of the caves as well as the geological features. Definitely worth making the trip to see this natural wonder. Suitable for all ages, but bring a sweater even in the summer! I can't wait to see what the new ownership has in store. read more

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Really cool cave. Glen was an outstanding tour guide, full of knowledge and funny, too.

Awesome place to appreciate nature, a great get away while visiting the area for military graduations, friendly staff, our tourist was Paula, tour was about 1 hour, they have a small store with souvenirs and snacks, I found the your a bit expensive , our group const of 7 adults & 2 children and we paid close to $ 190.00. read more

Nice cave beautiful inside reasonable prices for the tours and they have an awesome gift shop read more

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The cave is beautiful! & our tour guide was adorable. She was super knowledgeable, & was great at keeping our attention. The reason we are giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because the tour groups should be smaller. I'm only about 5'2 so it's hard to see over people, & when you add in a bunch of people plus kids it's hard to see a lot of the things that the tour guide was talking about. Our tour guide was great about repeating it for us, but we could tell the rest of the group at that point was ready to move on. Other than that, beautiful cave and super great customer service! read more

We came to Star Caverns with a group of about 35 people. They had our reservation so they were expecting us. We were split into 2 groups. Our guide was Stephanie and she was very good. She is passionate about it you can tell. The cavern itself is very interesting. They have multiple stories about what it was used for over the ages as well as​ some skeletal remains for you to view and listen to the stories about them. The tour is about 45 minutes long. Well,​ lit guided tour. There are areas that have low ceilings so for the tall ones, they had to duck a few times. Towards the end,​ there is a set of about 31 stairs that are pretty awkward to go up and down to get a great view up top. They also turn off all the lights once you are up there so you get a feel for how dark the cavern​ can really be. Overall it was a really nice tour, we all enjoyed it. There is a gift shop and they are some really beautiful items in there. I would recommend​. read more

Stark Caverns - Parks Near Me - Eldon, Missouri

The black light tour was awesome. Paula was a great tour guide. Extremely knowledgeable. We will be back. They offer all kinds of activities through out the year as well. read more

Beautiful cavern and surrounding area with a nice gift shop. The tour was an hour long with lots of details, history and stories. The tour guide was fun and we especially enjoyed it when he pointed out a formation that has larger drips of water and let us stand under it and catch the water in our mouths (and face of course). The cavern was much larger than I had anticipated and even included some Native American skeletons encased inside. I would highly recommend taking a tour! read more

Very nice tour. Our guide Garred did an awesome job of educating us on the history of the cave. It was a easy walk and the one part of the tour that was a little more strenuous offers the option to sit it out. Be sure to visit the gift shop. I would definitely recommend buying a bag of pay dirt and "mining" for fun gems! Finally, I really liked that this cave had less of a "commercial" feel compared with other caves I have visited in the past. It was a really lovely place to visit. read more

We were visiting our daughter at Mizzou and looking for something fun and different. Stark Caverns came through in a BIG way. Our guide, Lee, led a large group of 24 on a tour of the caves that was memorable both for the scenery and for his wit and knowledge of the caves. Highly recommend this place and we will be back the next time we're in MO. read more

I absolutely loved our tour! You could tell our tour guide Paula really knew her stuff and really got our whole family and the rest of the group interested! If you stop in ask Paula for a tour, you won't regret it!!! read more

This place is one of the best if not the best place to learn and see a great cave. Our tour guide was Lee and we could really tell that he is very passionate about caves and their history. He also did a special thing at the end that most people don't do. Their gift shop also had a nice variety of souvenirs from bracelets to bags of rocks, and panning for "treasure". Definitely family friendly. read more

We recently on a girls weekend, weather got cloudy & rainy, looked for something to do inside. Saw a sign for Stark and checked it out. This is a real hidden gym. A lot of history in this tour. Our tour guide, Paula was very informative and let us get the full experience of what it like deep in the cave. You get to see how life was back in the days for some of the settlers in this area I definitely recommend this place for a visit! Possibly next time do the black light tour. read more

My 14 year old(who is easily bored) loved every minute of the tour!!! Stephanie was our tour guide and she was AWESOME!!!! She was very knowledgeable and interactive!!! Highly recommend this place!!!! read more

Awesome tour by Paula! The cave is a short walk from the parking and gift shop area. The cave is wonderful and we learned a lot. Took our 2 and 5 year old. They were a little scared but overall did well. Can't wait to go back for the black light tour when the kiddos are older. Very clean and beautifully kept facility. read more

Thank you to Stark Caverns for providing my son and me with an awesome guide, Paula, to walk around your amazing caverns! We had a fantastic guided tour! read more

Had a great time on the black light tour! It was a cool way to experience a cave. Lee was a fantastic tour guide.

Awesome Cave - Large n deep. Paula was a Great tour guide. Lots to see. Worth the trip.

This was such an amazing experience! Our tour guide, Paula was so awesome and knowledgeable! Last stop we had before heading back to California and totally worth it! Will come back and recommend for sure! read more

Great side trip while at the Lake. Ross, our guide, was Informative as well as entertaining. Would recommend this hour long adventure, especially on a hot summer day. In the Coolest part of the cave, the temperature was 56 when the outside temperature was upper 90s. read more

My 2 ninas and I went here on a Friday afternoon at 3pm. It was just the 3 of us and our tour guide, Curtis. He was great. My kids are younger, but he was able to mostly keep their attention and didn't "drone on" like tour guides sometimes do. The cave was well lit, very pretty. Wear nonslip shoes like athletic shoes. The group (like in any cave) is slippery. read more

What a gem! I have been to quite a few caves and this, by far, has been my favorite. It has a little bit of everything in it and just when you think you've seen the best part of the cave they show you something even better. They did a great job on the sequencing. Our tour guide was an experienced spelunker who obviously enjoys his job and the owners of the cave have done an amazing job with lighting and preparing for the public. They plan to create special tours for anyone interested in an advanced adventure. It also sounds like they plan to add an opportunity for yoga lovers to experience very serene and unique sessions. read more