Caverns at Natural Bridge

Paul Vanasse

The caverns at Natural Bridge were very different than most of the caverns explored. It was more like walking into a cave that no one else has step foot. The trip down to the caverns had water trickling down the floor which added to the realism. Once you entered the real caverns you were instructed not to touch the walls because of the Virginia laws against changing the natural scene. The first large cavern we went into was amazing. The stalactites and the stalagmites flowed to each other over millions of years and created a solid waterfall effect of rock. We then traversed deeper and much smaller area that showed salamanders born, growing, and living inside of pond at the bottom of the caverns, amazing! After checking out the pond we traversed even further into the caverns where we found large fissures that were caused by earthquakes. Here, the tour guide turned off the lights so we could experience total darkness. I must admit this was very telling experience as we could not see our hands in front of our faces. We then traversed further into a fisher that only small children could go through it into a cavern room. It was very narrow and most people would not let their children pass into the hidden room. I did get my daughter’s picture, but she followed the path and came back without going into the room. Although it was not like other caverns (with organs and lights), it gave me a feel of discovering a cavern on my own. I like this more as someone that loves to explore.

Dragan Ange

I personally recommend this to be your stop when you drive true Virginia. Visit the Caverns at Natural Bridge and the Natural Bridge park. It is always nice to spend time in nature and to see some of the incredible beauty of mother nature. Virginia is well know for the greenery but this park is quite and beautiful. There is a nice gift shop with very friendly people.

Erica Burtoff/Kurtz

Loved this tour! Very educational and fun… tour guides have a sense of humor! :) It’s about 45mins, and it’s so cool how deep it goes. We will be back. It was $12 for adults and they have rock mining for the kids for $10 a bag. There is a small shop too. The tours are about every hour unless it’s busy they do them every 30mins. They also have a hiking trail. Bring a jacket or sweater! About 50 degrees! Maybe a few more picnic areas and a small cafe would be great!

Bonnie Mendell

I have to say our tour guy, Austin was amazing! He had an awesome, fun personality! Much better than the guide we had years ago when we visited. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about his job! The only bad thing I have to say is the stairs are steep, both going down and coming back up. And the gift shop was really bare. But Austin made up for all of that!! He was the best!!!