18 show caves with public tours within 150 miles of Springfield. The closest is Fantastic Caverns, about 7 miles away, and 7 are within 60 miles.
Distances are straight-line miles from downtown Springfield; driving takes longer. Tour details checked 2026-10-22 against each cave's own site.
A ride-through cave in Springfield, Missouri: you tour it seated rather than on foot, at a cool 60°F.
Springfield, MO, 60°F inside, from $36
A Springfield, Missouri cave open year-round at a constant 59°F, with a Dino Trail of more than 30 dinosaur models outside.
Springfield, MO, 59°F inside
A cave near Ozark, Missouri with a one-hour guided tour on a half-mile route with no stairs, plus an off-trail headlamp tour.
Ozark, MO, from $34.95
The cave under Silver Dollar City, included with park admission: a strenuous 60-minute tour down about 300 feet to the Cathedral Room, with a cable train back up.
Missouri
A cave near Branson with hour-long guided tours every day, rain or shine, and 265 stairs inside.
Branson West, MO, from $33.95
A 2.5-mile golf-cart trail at Top of the Rock that drives right through a cave, past waterfalls and onto a skybridge overlook.
Ridgedale, MO
A cave on Highway 21 in Berryville with 80-minute walking tours at 64°F; closed January and February.
Berryville, AR, 64°F inside, from $22
A self-guided cave tour near Eureka Springs with an audio headset, at 57°F; stay as long as you like.
Eureka Springs, AR, 57°F inside, from $15.99
A Lake of the Ozarks cave known for weddings in the cave, open year-round at 60°F, with lantern and black-light tours too.
Camdenton, MO, 60°F inside, from $30
A cave in Bull Shoals, Arkansas with guided tours on lit concrete walkways at 59°F, next to a recreated 1890 Ozark village.
Bull Shoals, AR, 59°F inside, from $20.95
A cave in Lake of the Ozarks State Park with hour-long, half-mile round-trip tours at 56°F.
Missouri, 56°F inside, from $13
A cave on Beaver Lake near Rogers, Arkansas with one-hour guided walking tours, stroller access and pet-friendly tours.
Rogers, AR, from $24
A cave near Lake of the Ozarks with one-hour guided tours through all four levels, about 80% wheelchair accessible.
Eldon, MO, from $30
A cave in Stone County, Arkansas with year-round guided tours; the Dripstone Trail covers four-tenths of a mile with only 50 steps.
Stone County, AR, 58°F inside
A cave in Meramec State Park with seasonal guided tours; several of the park's caves close in winter for bat hibernation.
Missouri, from $14
A Missouri state park cave with a 75-minute walking tour on lit, paved paths at 57°F, plus a lantern tour of nearby Cathedral Cave.
Leasburg, MO, 57°F inside, from $23
A lantern-lit cave tour at Onondaga Cave State Park, more strenuous than the main cave and limited to 20 people.
Leasburg, MO, 57°F inside, from $15
A big commercial cave off I-44 (exit 230) with ranger-led walking tours on lit paths, plus a zipline, riverboat and float trips on the same property.
Stanton, MO, 60°F inside, from $30.50
