SECRET CAVERNS is NOW OPEN for the 2024 SEASON!
Below are our Hours of Operation through COLUMBUS DAY 10/14/24.
OPEN 11am to 3pm MON-FRI, 10am to 4pm SAT-SUN through COLUMBUS DAY 10/14/24
THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU VISIT in 2024
- Open 11am to 3pm MON-FRI, 10am to 4pm SAT-SUN
- $20 Adults, $10 Kids (6-12), 5 and under FREE
- CA$H ONLY, No ATM on site, please plan accordingly
- Tours start at the top of the hour, every hour (while open)
- NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED for general tours
- All bags are beautiful and welcome
- STURDY FOOTWEAR is REQUIRED
- There are 103 stairs that are used to enter and exit Secret Caverns
- Walkways are scientifically illuminated by hundreds of electric lightbulbs
- Strollers not permitted
- 50 degree year round temperature, jackets recommended
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The mummified remains of the first tour guide (pictured above) and many other interesting things are on display at the Secret Caverns lodge and may be viewed before or after (not during) the guided tour
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For more Information, give us a call at (518) 296-8558 or email us at secretcavernsrocks@gmail.com
General Information
Nestled in the hallowed halls of hollow earth, Secret Caverns is a small commercial cavern located in upstate New York. Founded by local civil engineer Roger Mallery, the caverns have hosted Americas roadside travellers and seekers of subterranean knowledge and the batsquatch since its discovery by intrepid bovine explorers in 1928.
Tour
Visitors to the cave can expect a 45 minute to 1 hour guided walk through an unsullied but accessible prehistoric passageway encrusted by the patient hand of time. Mother Natures handiwork can be easily viewed in the form of stalactites, stalagmites, and flowstone. Because visitors enter the cavern by use of the petrified escalator (the 103 stairs), the various layers of limestone deposited faithfully by the prehistoric ocean, which covered North America during the Silurian-DEVOnian eras, one can easily view Americas "first" settlers in the form of brachiopods, corals, and crinoids.
The tour culminates when one reaches the world famous 100 ft underground waterfall. Truly a wonder of nature, this rare sight is unmatched among showcaves.
The caverns maintain a year round temperature of 50 degrees F (~10 degrees C). As a result, we recommend a light jacket or sweater and comfortable walking shoes. Cameras, pictures, and touching of the formations and ghosts is allowed, as is not the case with most other showcaves in the US.
"Rock Bottom" Group Rates!
Secret Caverns offers fantastic group rates to all! Take advantage of them before we come to our senses! Call the caverns lodge for quotes!
For Additional Information
Please Call 518.296.8558