Cave Camping In Summertime

While cave camping is not for everybody, it is enjoying a resurgence of popularity and, while not for the claustrophobic, it is a fantastic way to avoid the summer heat. There are caves that need exploring all over the world.

Mammoth Cave in Kentucky certainly comes to mind and offers visitors a number of different options throughout the state as Mammoth Cave is just that, massive with numerous companies that will help you out, maps to guide yourself and useful hints abound on the Internet.

While dark, caves can be fascinating and need only be visited with ample lighting to make for a memorable experience. There are options galore and this site will give you no shortage of information.

Vietnam is a bit sticky in the summertime but offers numerous opportunities to pitch your tent below ground in the third-largest series of caves known as Hang En cave in the Quang Binh province of central Vietnam.

The caves offer nothing less than thousands of different adventures and Oxalis can help you find an underground excursion that fits your schedule and wallet.

A little closer to home for many, have a look at a possible visit to El Malpais National Monument and its associated caves around the Albuquerque area.

Cave exploration and camping in addition to total darkness should never be done without a helmet. I don’t care if you wear one on your mountain bike, but don’t enter a dark cave in a remote area of the world without a brain bucket.