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Bluespring Caverns, Bedford, IN

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Sports & Outdoors

Bluespring Caverns

Southern Indiana cave park with an hour-long electric boat tour on an underground river, plus a gem-mining sluice and a nature trail.

1459 Blue Spring Caverns Road, Bedford, IN 47421 · Bedford, IN

About Bluespring Caverns

Bluespring Caverns is a park in southern Indiana that combines a surface area with a cave beneath it. Visitors ride electric boats on an underground river for about an hour, with the light following the boat through the dark passages. Above ground, the park offers a gemstone mining sluice where people can search for stones and fossils, a half-mile trail that loops around a large sinkhole, picnic areas, and a visitor center with gifts. The cave stays cool year-round, so bringing a light jacket and closed-toe shoes is advised. The tour is not wheelchair accessible because of the cave's natural layout. Current status shows the park closed for the season, with a planned reopening in March 2027.

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