Carroll Cave

Carroll Cave
Traw Cave[1]
Discovery1954[1]
AccessClosed to public
FeaturesSpeleothems, Waterfall[1]
Websitehttps://www.mocavesandkarst.org/carroll-cave/

Carroll Cave is a privately owned cave located in Camden County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The cave is not open to the public. It is registered as a National Natural Landmark.[2][1]

History

Carroll Cave was discovered in 1954. Serious exploration began in 1956, during a period when the cave was open to serious cave explorers (speleologists).[1] The explorers eventually mapped approximately 20 miles of passageways leading to speleothem chambers and a large underground waterfall. After about three decades of exploration, the cave was completely closed to all visitors.[1]

Description

The U.S. National Park Service describes the Carroll Cave system as “a dendritic system of subsurface karst streams and tributaries.”[2] A cave explorer has described wandering through and exploring the complex system of braided passageways implied by this description.[1] The cave was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1977.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Carroll Cave – Camden County". www.mocavesandkarst.org. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ a b c "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-25.