Apache Death Cave

Category: Historical landmark

Address: 2 Guns, Winslow, AZ 86047, USA

Opening hours

Sunday: Open 24 hours

Monday: Open 24 hours

Tuesday: Open 24 hours

Wednesday: Open 24 hours

Thursday: Open 24 hours

Friday: Open 24 hours

Saturday: Open 24 hours

Reviews

Chris Helvie

Jul 30, 2022

It took me a while before I found this cave opening. I was over by the abandoned zoo area first. Then I went to the other side at the top of the canyon area. This is where I found the entrance. Cold air was blowing in my face when I got close to the opening. When I went in it was mind blowing. I went in as far as I could go before turning around. There is a lot of dark history in this apache death cave. I was so happy when I found it and went in.

Cicada Tymbal

Jun 10, 2022

What is there to say? It's an awesome cave. The whole area is great for exploring the adjacent ruins. The front entrance is a bit sketchy, I prefer scaling the rocks to taking the bridge, but both paths are valid to enter the cave. The main entrance is definitely beginner friendly. It tightens up before opening into a large atrium with several offshoot rooms. Deeper in the cave is another smaller atrium, leading into an extremely tight squeeze one way, and some more advanced spelunking the other way. The road leading out there is a bit off road, but with care, it was a trivial task even in our civic.

hermilo guerrero

Nov 3, 2021

Beautiful picturesque place. Had to make 2 trips. One to take pictures of all the "ruins" and another to explore the cave. The cave is nearest the entrance as you drive down. So explore all the "ruins". And the cave is not big person friendly. Lol. So if you're small in stature and size, you can do a lot more exploring.

Tung Pham

Oct 24, 2021

Spent around an hour and half here. Really nice! The cave was kind of creepy and deep. We could go deeper but it's getting thinner so it's sketchy because the risk of getting stuck is high. There's bats too so be careful not to get rabies. History behind this is cool. Not sure about the ghost stories.

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Questions & Answers

So what exactly is this place????

kelly diffie | Feb 23, 2019
Velvet Potters | Feb 24, 2019

So this is where a group of Apache Indians came into conflict with a group of Navajo Indians. The Apache tried to hide in a cave to avoid violent conflict. They barricaded the opening of the cave with the corpses of their horses. (Fun facts) however the Navajo lit a fire and fired shots into the cave. 42 Apache suffocated in the cave. In the 19(20's I believe) a man decided to capitalize on the legend of the "cursed Apache death cave" he gathered the bones of the deceased Indians and sold them to tourists

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What is the best time to visit this place for PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS and Photography? What is the Night like at the cave? Is it Dangerous to go alone?

AllVeteranslostsoulsparanormal investigations | Feb 23, 2020
Tammy Marschner | Feb 24, 2020

October I didn't go down in cave but boyfriend went alone but didn't take pictures. To dangerous for me to go down while holding a dog. Plus I'm klutzy and didn't want to fall.

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Who made the Apache death cave a tourist attraction?

Euvonne Thomas | Feb 23, 2019
SAMEER | Feb 24, 2019

It was originally Bowlin's gift shops. Along interstate 10 and interstate 40. They were very popular for the traveling public. Each location had a feature, hence the Apache death cave they created to attract Tourists. There are very few left.... Tourists aren't interested in the journey anymore but the destination. 80 miles an hour down the interstate and you miss many interesting stops including the scenery...

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Is it free to visit? Or is there an entry fee?

Jeremy Mulanix | Feb 23, 2020
Christian Kej | Feb 24, 2020

It's free. There's nothing touristy there. It's just the cave and a few buildings next to it. No info sign, no gift shop. Nothing. It's really cool

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Are there dead bodies???

Aliyah Carter | Feb 23, 2020
ARIZONA FIT-VENTURES | Feb 24, 2020

Seriously? 🤣🤣🤣

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Why is it called the death cave

Pradipkumar Seth | Feb 23, 2020
Elka Curl | Feb 24, 2020

Two Guns was the site of a mass murder of Apaches by their Navajo enemies in 1878. A group of Apaches had hid in a cave at Two Guns to avoid detection, but were discovered by the Navajos, who lit sagebrush fires at the cave's exit and shot any Apaches trying to escape. The fire asphyxiated 42 Apaches, after which they were stripped of their valuables. The murder site is referred to as the "death cave".

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Can someone give some directions to the cave?

Shirley Myers | Feb 23, 2020
Nicki D | Feb 24, 2020

It's right next to the freeway, you can't really miss it if you are looking for it

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Just left this area. Went all the way into the cave. Took lists of pictures. If you are passing by, stop in and have a look around.

Joe T | Jul 5, 2021
GarlicMonoxide jr | Jul 6, 2021

Cave seems kinda sketchy. As far as safety is concerned. But hey. It's a death cave for crying out loud. Pretty cool/creepy spot.

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