Going Into These 5 Caves In Georgia Is Like Entering Another World
By Amanda Northern|Published January 12, 2016
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There are more than 500 caves in Georgia and more are being discovered every day. However, most of the significant caves are located in North Georgia and are fantastically unique on the inside. Popular caves such as Ellison’s Cave and Byer’s Cave are fun to explore for the whole family. Check out these five caves in Georgia—exploring them is like entering into another world.
It hopefully goes without saying that spelunking can be a dangerous activity. Explore these caves at your own risk and exercise all caution.
This huge cave has a depth or vertical extent of 1,063 feet and a length of 64,030 feet, making it the 12th deepest cave in the U.S. It's also one of the more popular caves in Georgia. A beautiful view of the descent in Ellison's Cave. The deepest cave drops in the U.S. are actually in Ellison's Cave are are named "Incredible" and "Fantastic." Ellison's Cave truly looks otherworldly in this shot!
You definitely will get dirty exploring Pettijohn's Cave! The passages in this cave go from being large enough to stand up to being only a few feet high.
This popular cave has passages totaling five and a half miles and is known as the TAG region (the region where TN, AL, and GA meet). Byers Cave is considered one of the world's most exciting caves to explore.
4. Sitton's Cave - Cloudland Canyon State Park - 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Rd., Rising Fawn, GA 30738
Sitton's Cave is a state-owned cave in Cloudland Canyon State Park. It's a river cave with numerous interesting rock formations and a huge entrance portal that narrows down to a two-foot high crawl, before opening up into a large room. It's also been known to be extremely wet and cold on the inside.
Frick's Cave is a protected cave on the eastern side of Lookout Mountain. It's home to the rare Gray Bat and is the only known home to the endangered Tennessee cave salamanders.
Have you ever been caving before? If so, which cave did you visit and what was your experience like? Do you have any pictures of your adventure? Share them with us in the comments below!
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