Exploring Raccoon Mountain Caverns in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- tagcaver
- 5 hours ago
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Join us as we explore the incredible Raccoon Mountain Caverns (RMC), a 25,000+ foot-long commercial show cave located just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. Recently, the folks at RMC reached out to collaborate on some photography inside their stunning cave system. In return, all we asked for was the opportunity to take a special off-tour trip, and they were kind enough to make it happen. What followed was a unique underground adventure you won’t want to miss.
On this trip, we were joined by Tristen, who works at the caverns and we entered the cave through the Main Entrance. After passing through the tourist route, we dropped down into a keyhole passage that led us into the wild, less-traveled sections of the cave. Along the way, we encountered striking gypsum snowball formations, tackled a series of climb-ups and slide-downs, and completed two large looping routes through the cave’s complex network of passages. Oh, and let’s not forget the parasitic horsehair worms we spotted in a remote pool deep within the cave!
So watch along as we take you beyond the tourist trail and into the raw, natural beauty that lies beneath the surface to see things such as the Echo Room and the Waterfall Dome. There’s plenty of crawling, climbing, and surprises around every corner, so stay with us for the full experience and a rare glimpse into parts of the cave that most visitors never get to see!
Raccoon Mountain Caverns, located near Chattanooga, Tennessee, boasts a history intertwined with cave exploration and tourism. The caverns, initially known as Tennessee Caverns, were significantly expanded by Leo Lambert in 1929, after he had also opened Ruby Falls. The site was later renamed Crystal City Caves, then Crystal Caverns, and finally Raccoon Mountain Caverns in the late 1970s.
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