South Fork/Spring Cave

07/18/2018 By endless822
I've been coming up to this part of the state almost every summer since I was a kid. This is my first time in more than 30 years of coming up here to visit this cave that my cousins always talk about. Worth the trek! The cache is in great shape! Thanks for the hunt and bringing me out here! Can't wait to bring my kids here!

08/14/2016 By mtnguy75
Great cache in a awesome location

09/02/2013 By Denali41
I’ve wanted for a long time to visit Spring Cave. This cache gave me added incentive to do so. Because I was concerned about cave closure I phoned the USFS and learned that the cave was open at the time, but would be closed from August 15 through April 15 to reduce the possibility of white nose fungus becoming transmitted to bats that would be moving through or congregating in the cave between mid-August and the spring season. Because I really wanted to explore the cave, I planned my trip for a couple of days before the cave’s closure on the 15th. I made the hike in, expecting that the listed coordinates for the cache would be very close to the cave entrance. They were not–they lead to a location 0.64 mile on a straight-line basis from the cave. Using the cache write-up and hint information I thoroughly searched the area for the cache for approximately an hour, not finding it. I finally sat down on a “soft” rock and looked at the listed coordinates, carefully comparing them with the coordinates of the cave entrance. I discovered that certain digits of both the Latitude and Longitude had been transposed, and if these were corrected, the new ground zero would be spot on the rock 10 feet from the cave’s entrance, per the cache hint. The listed coordinates are: N 39 51.061 W 107 32.310. The correct ones for the cave entrance area (and the rock) are N 39 51.601 W 107 32.301. I had carefully searched behind and under this rock and did so again, coming up “empty”. It’s an ideal hiding location, but the specific location also receives high muggle traffic volume by folks coming into and leaving the cave’s entrance, and a regular-sized cache container would certainly be detected eventually. It’s gone.

I had a replacement container in my pack, so I placed it in a slightly different location so that this fine cache has a continued life. It’s such a great destination and a perfect location to stimulate cachers to take this nice hike to a fine cave environment. The cache concept is a real jewel! The new container is placed farther out from the cave’s main entrance. Directly out from the cave is a large boulder that has lots of uneven “faces” on its side that faces away from the cave entrance. The cache is hidden in the crevice/crack between this large boulder and a much smaller boulder adjacent to it. It’s covered with smaller stones for concealment. The location, although close to the original spot according to the hint, is below and away from the path of human passage to and from the cave entrance. It should be easily findable by cache-seekers, but not found by muggles going to the cave. The coordinates are N 39 51.606 W 107 32.303. The container is “Small”–a 1-quart glass jar wrapped in duct tape. Be very careful when replacing the stones over the cache after you’ve signed its log so you don’t drop a heavy rock on the jar!

Thanks, thebohlurns, for creating this cache. My maintenance/replacement activity was to make certain that it has a long life in the future so cachers will be motivated to come to this special place!! I hope this helps you.

This cave is open to the public from April 16 through August 14 each year. Access is prohibited between August 15 and April 15

10/24/2010 By geoguidrys
Cave was closed. Not sure if the geocache was in the area that we could not go in. Looked around, but no luck.

07/20/2010 By ckpowers
My First FTF. I had been to Spring Cave a couple of times and this cache was the perfect reason for another hike up the trail. The hike up was beautiful and I always enjoy exploring the cave. TFTC