Nearby Caves
Posted: Apr 24, 2018 5:14 pmSoon to relocate to White Co. TN. Would like to know if there are any caves in or near the Doe Creek watershed east of Sparta. No locations, but just wondering. Thanks.
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Posted: Apr 24, 2018 5:14 pmRe: Nearby Caves
Posted: Apr 25, 2018 7:56 amI would be shocked it more did not exist in that area.
Re: Nearby Caves
Posted: Oct 2, 2019 3:24 pmThis website (http://www.caverbob.com/state.htm) shows that there are 15 caves that are at least a mile long in White County, Tennessee. I don't know whether or not any of these are within the Doe Creek watershed east of Sparta though.
The 15 caves mentioned are the following:
1)Blue Spring Cave (38 miles of passage)
2)Your Cave (4 miles of passage)
3)Lost Creek Cave (4 miles of passage)
4)Lockwood Cave (3 miles of passage)
5)Great Big Bottom Cave (3 miles of passage)
6)Ghost River Cave (2 miles of passage)
7)Rose Cave (1 mile of passage)
8)Great Expectations (1 mile of passage)
9)Piney Cave (1 mile of passage)
10)Big Boys Canyons Cave (1 mile of passage)
11)Mason River Cave (1 mile of passage)
12)Virgin Falls Cave (1 mile of passage)
13)Ravenscroft Rift Cave (1 mile of passage)
14)Wes Allen Cave (1 mile of passage)
15)John Henry Demps Cave (1 mile of passage)
The 15 caves mentioned are the following:
1)Blue Spring Cave (38 miles of passage)
2)Your Cave (4 miles of passage)
3)Lost Creek Cave (4 miles of passage)
4)Lockwood Cave (3 miles of passage)
5)Great Big Bottom Cave (3 miles of passage)
6)Ghost River Cave (2 miles of passage)
7)Rose Cave (1 mile of passage)
8)Great Expectations (1 mile of passage)
9)Piney Cave (1 mile of passage)
10)Big Boys Canyons Cave (1 mile of passage)
11)Mason River Cave (1 mile of passage)
12)Virgin Falls Cave (1 mile of passage)
13)Ravenscroft Rift Cave (1 mile of passage)
14)Wes Allen Cave (1 mile of passage)
15)John Henry Demps Cave (1 mile of passage)
Re: Nearby Caves
Posted: Oct 3, 2019 2:57 amI am sure that OP have managed to figure out the caves nearby his current place.
Lost Creek Falls & Cave Trailhead is popular place in Tennessee.
Lost Creek Falls & Cave Trailhead is popular place in Tennessee.
Re: Nearby Caves
Posted: Oct 7, 2019 7:57 amNone of the caves below are located in the Doe Creek general vicinity except for #13.
Caving Guru wrote:This website (http://www.caverbob.com/state.htm) shows that there are 15 caves that are at least a mile long in White County, Tennessee. I don't know whether or not any of these are within the Doe Creek watershed east of Sparta though.
The 15 caves mentioned are the following:
1)Blue Spring Cave (38 miles of passage)
2)Your Cave (4 miles of passage)
3)Lost Creek Cave (4 miles of passage)
4)Lockwood Cave (3 miles of passage)
5)Great Big Bottom Cave (3 miles of passage)
6)Ghost River Cave (2 miles of passage)
7)Rose Cave (1 mile of passage)
8)Great Expectations (1 mile of passage)
9)Piney Cave (1 mile of passage)
10)Big Boys Canyons Cave (1 mile of passage)
11)Mason River Cave (1 mile of passage)
12)Virgin Falls Cave (1 mile of passage)
13)Ravenscroft Rift Cave (1 mile of passage)
14)Wes Allen Cave (1 mile of passage)
15)John Henry Demps Cave (1 mile of passage)