Schoharie Caverns Nature Preserve
KEY STATS
Schoharie County, New York
1994
+4,000 feet
Schoharie Cave is a wet, but fun cave with more than 4,000 feet of passage. The initial 2,000 feet of walking passage is primarily a vadose canyon with ceiling heights from 10 to 80 feet. The vadose canyon ends at a sump and the remainder of the cave is accessible only by experienced cave divers. A total of five sumps have been penetrated.
In 1994 Mary and Jennifer Gage donated Schoharie Caverns and the surrounding 13 acres to the NSS which reinforces Schoharie County’s reputation as a central base for caving since the 1950s.
Want to Visit?
Caves are Closed during the winter. Visitation to the caves on this property is temporarily suspended from October 1st until May 1st every year (dates may change), due to the presence of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) in bat colonies and pursuant to New York State law. Please contact the preserve manager for the official closing/opening dates. Otherwise, there are no other current restriction to Schoharie Caverns for most caving groups. Cave diving is currently prohibited in Schoharie Cave.
Access to the Preserve is administered by the Preserve Management Team and requires a permit (see link at top of page). Preserve access rules will be provided to the requestor once a permit has been approved.
For additional information on this preserve, contact the preserve manager at: SchohariePreserve@caves.org with any questions.
