Caverns of Sonora

Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1966, the caves were first discovered in 1955. After seeing the caves, Bill Stephenson, co-founder of the National Speleological Society declared, "Its beauty cannot be exaggerated, even by Texans."

The guided tour takes about two hours and covers two miles of cave. It was spectacular and unlike any cave we have explored.



Cave bacon.



Dog's teeth.



Unique stalactites.



Cave coral.




More bacon (think meat, this is Texas).




Christmas trees (stalagmites).




More stalactites.



The formations are white calcite... All I could think of was climbing through a giant cauliflower. I know, for me it always comes back to food.

The cave is open daily, just off Rt. 10 about 8 miles west of Sonora. They have a gift store (of course) and a small campground.



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