I enjoy caves and have been to many,both big and small. This is one of the most unsual I've ever been in. It is very much a LIVING cave and the fetures inside are growing at an alarming rate. This is a privetly owned cave and the staff realy love their work which makes for an above average tour. They love to answer your questions and share their love for the cave with you.
I have been to cascade caverns 4 times when visitors are in town. Each time we get a personal guided tour due to going during the week and early. So you feel like you have the cavern to yourself and the guides are always very knowledgeable. It's not the biggest cavern which is perfect for a quick trip, but the stairs will definitely give you a workout! It's set up for concerts and the occasional wedding which adds to the allure.
Yes, the subject title is unfair. Please take a look at the photos on TripAdvisor and judge for yourself. We don't have a Disney World budget -- no Texas show cave does -- but we put every penny back into the business.Like most other Texas caves attractions, we run our tours every hour on the hour. These tour times are posted on our website and listed on our brochure. When waiting for a tour, we have a mini-museum (display room), pool tables and nature trails for the kids as well as the adults. I'm sure you saw these amenities/features.As for the stairs and wetness of the caves, that is mentioned in both our brochure and website. If visitors stay on the path while in the cave, they will not get muddy. We also recommend appropriate footwear in the same brochure and website.
My children and I visited Cascade Caverns recently and we were amazed. The cave is extremely active (meaning the formations are still growing) and is very wet. It's also a nice touch that it is a relatively dark cave (instead, you're given flashlights). There are literally thousands of small stalactites, a unique species of salamander and tiny bats. All in all, I recommend this cave if you want to have as close to a wild cave experience as you can with children.
Here is the tour guide's response:"The Parents on the tour failed to control their children after numerous requests from me to stay on the path and to refrain from touching the cave walls. The people in the back of the tour were loud the entire time and at some points I could not hear my own voice. I would have turned the tour around but no formations were disturbed (they are out of reach of children) not to mention half of the large group was cooperating and I did not want to punish them. These particular customers were very disrespectful to the cave, me, and the rest of the group."Occasionally, cave tours have to be cut short when a participant or participants begin behaving badly. This is a judgment call by the tour guide who has to balance the positives with the negatives. We think the tour guide made the right call here. If I had been one of the "civilized" tour goers, I would have approached the manager after the tour and voiced my concerns in person. Unfortunately, in this era of attention-seeking-fueled social media, some people reflexively take the "nuclear option" and unfairly vent their misplaced frustration on the entity with a public presence (Cascade Caverns) instead of the true source of the problem (the unruly kids and their parents).
This is a wonderful place to camp out at and enjoy the great outdoors. A small group of us camped there in October and had a great time. Plenty of field to pitch your tent and a large fire ring for the evening campfire. You could put a hundred tents and still have room for more. There is also a large covered pavilion with picnic tables underneath it for your lunch. Nice clean fully stocked restroom facility at the end of the park. We only camped so I cannot comment on the caverns themselves. This is a place which will be used again when we return next year. There are RV spaces for rent opposite of the camping area that looked nice also. When in the Boerne area skip the state park and hang out at the Cascade Caverns camp ground. Two thumbs up!
As a cave enthusiast and relatively new to this area, I've been checking out all the local show caves. I finally got to my way out to Boerne to see Cascade Caverns. I have to say, that yes, the park and it's buildings are older but I also kept in mind that I wasn't going to Disney World - I was going to a cave. After talking with our guide, he explained to us that the area was extremely flood prone so it is understandable. Additionally, they do have a few walking trails and while I can't review both - the one I walked was nice.As for the cave itself, it's very lovely. While it is the smallest of the other caverns I'd visited - it had a charm all it's own. My favorite features were the great domes in the last portion of the cave and the salamander. I definitely recommend this cave if you're a cave enthusiast because it does have formations and features that are definitely worth the trip. Also, it was fun walking through the cave getting "cave kissed" dozens of times. Lastly, I really liked that the cave stays a nice temperature year round. All in all, I say it's worth the trip. I enjoyed myself and definitely plan on coming back at some point.
Love this place! We visit about 3 times per year and each time we discover something different. It's a beautiful cave, with friendly tour guides and staff. The guides are always so enthusiastic and willing to answer questions from guests. We can't wait to visit again!
This is an authentic cave and not a fancy tour attraction. we enjoyed the rural surroundings. We were told the history of the property and walked down some steps to the cave. The cave is underground and you walk thru some mud and puddles so wear proper shoes. Our tour guide told us the history of the cave and the formations inside the cave. The tour was about 1 hour. There was no fancy shop or other attractions but visiting the cave was enough for us.
I got a few of my friends together to go check out this adventure tour because I have heard good things. First I took my wife and baby (18 moths) on the regular tour two weeks prior. It was great! My lil guy loved it and other than a few stairs it was fairly easy to navigate even for a toddler. Once we got to the end of the main tour though we got to see the start point for the "Adventure Tour" a small overflow drain in the middle of what looked to be deep blue water. Kicking off the Adventure tour with my friends we were encouraged to cannonball into the cool blue water. Some of the tour goers waded in and climbed down into the adventure level, understandably, as jumping into an underground lake was pretty intimidating. The cold water was exhilarating and was a great way to kick off the tour. We went a long way down into the earth, along the way doing our best to cram our bodies into little side caves if we so desired. The tour hit its limit of advance in what we were told is the Edwards Aquifer. We swam in the crystal clear water unit we kicked up the mud and turned it cloudy then had the choice of the easy way out or a much more adventurous route, which we all chose, where we crawled through a very tight passage back to the base of an underground waterfall. This tour was amazing and far surpassed my expectations. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking an adventure. I do not recommend it to anyone who might not do well in cold water, tight spaces, afraid of the dark... ect.DO IT!