DeSoto Caverns
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“The open-air is the real objective of scouting and the key to its success.”

-Lord Baden-Powell

prepare Your Scouts for life

There’s nothing like a hands-on immersive experience.

Lead them into a captivating adventure they’ll never forget.

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 We always fail what we neglect to do,

Don’t miss the adventure you’ve prepared them for.

Inspiring confidence, building character, and developing courage in future leaders is important work. Introduce your scouts to a unique adventure that takes them off the beaten path, encourages bravery, and offers opportunities to grow in leadership that they’ll never forget.

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To be prepared is half the victory

It’s a high ambition to develop future leaders to be prepared for life. And we believe that with the resources of awe-inspiring nature, our team of capable guides, and plenty of hands-on fun, you have the support you need right here.

1. Alabama’s top trusted scout trip destination for over 40 years

We have been trusted by scouts for over 40 years to deliver an immersive character-building experience that draws groups from throughout the southeast. Learn more about our historic caverns here.

2. Relevant Attractions

We have over a dozen unique attractions at our location. Don’t miss booking our attractions that may help your scouts towards completing their merit badges. We have a variety of attractions that can be helpful towards earning merit badges such as Native American Lore, Blacksmithing, Archery, and more! Learn about our attractions here.

3. Experienced guides

As America’s Most Historic Caverns, we offer a truly unique environment where science and history come alive. Our certified guides will take you and your scouts on a journey that explores thousands of years of history right where it took place. During overnight adventures in our cave, enjoy a lantern tour that illuminates the vast creation as early explorers first saw it. See more of our park offerings here. 

4. Save Money

Enjoy affordable group packages. See our pricing below.

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We care about your adventure.

1. Over 40 years of business providing immersive adventures

2. More than 20,000 scouts served

3. Over 1,000 five star reviews

Prepare your scouts at a thrifty price

Our special group prices give your scouts an incredible experience at an unbeatable price. We have a variety of group packages including day trip options and our most popular scouting experience, overnight stays in the cave. See our experience packages below:

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Imagine Waking Up Inside A Natural Wonder

Overnight Group Options

Most Popular Group Experience

Make adventure come alive today. Overnight experiences are our most popular scout booking because it is bound to introduce your scouts to new brave experiences and build their self-confidence as they do things that few others have.

Adventure Overnight Experience

$59

Special Extended Caverns Tour (part of the tour is by lantern light), followed by our Laser Light Show

Flashlight Maze

Enjoy the cave for 12 hours from 7PM to 7AM

Legendary Overnight Experience

Most Popular

$74

Everything from Adventure Overnight Experience, plus:

1 meal (Old Fashioned Hot Dog Roast or Breakfast)

5 Attractions*

*Attractions must be completed as a group

Epic Overnight Experience

Best Value

$89

Everything from Adventure Overnight Experience, plus:

2 meals (Hot Dog Roast and Breakfast)

10 Attractions*

*Attractions must be completed as a group

*Prices listed are per person and do not include 7% sales tax.

Prices are only available to groups with a minimum of 20 people for Overnight Experiences. Day group experiences have a minumum requirement of 15 people.

Meal Options

*Included in Legendary Overnight and Epic Overnight Experiences

OLD FASHIONED HOT DOG ROAST

2 HOT DOGS/PERSON

POTATO CHIPS

COOKIES

MARSHMALLOWS

LEMONADE

BREAKFAST

VARIETY OF CEREALS

PASTRIES

COOKIES

FRUIT

MILK AND JUICE

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Day Group Packages

With over a dozen hands-on attractions, they’re guaranteed to try new things and build self-confidence.

ADVENTURE Group Experience

$26

Guided Caverns Tour

Maze

Panning for Gemstones

*$35/person with a meal

Express Group Experience

Very Popular

$28

Guided Caverns Tour

Maze

Panning for Gemstones

Destiny Express Train

*$37/person with a meal

Legendary Group Experience

Most Popular

$34

Guided Caverns Tour

5 Attractions

*$43/person with a meal

Epic Group Experience

Best Value

$41

Guided Caverns Tour

10 Attractions

*$50/person with a meal

*Prices listed are per person and do not include 7% sales tax.

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Confidence comes from being prepared.

À la carte Options

Group Guided CAVERNS TOUR

$20

1 HOUR GUIDED CAVERNS TOUR WITH LASER LIGHT SHOW

$29/person with a meal (hot dog roast or pizza party)

MEAL

$9

PIZZA PARTY
OR
OLD FASHIONED HOT DOG ROAST

ATTRACTION PASS

$5

Choose from many popular group attractions including gemstone panning, maze, a ride on the Destiny Express Train, our traverse wall climb, archery, and the popular cannnon wars

Attraction must be completed as a group

EXTRA PICTURE

$8

Taken inside our Cathedral Room during the Caverns Tour.

A printed photo will be given to the group leader along with an online version of the photo to share with your entire group!

PRIMITIVE TENT CAMPING

$8/night

OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE PATCH

$8

Frequently Asked Questions

A minimum of 20 people are required to book an overnight.
  • A backpack or duffel bag packed with all of your gear. Helpful Hint: You will carry your gear .2 miles from the parking area to the cave, so pack what you can carry that distance.
  • A sturdy flashlight with charged batteries
  • A small pack to carry a water bottle
  • Toothpaste and toothbrush
  • Change of clothes, socks, and a jacket
  • Towel (we have a few indoor showers located at our Coosa Pavilion)
  • Pillow
  • Plastic bag for dirty clothes. If you are planning on doing attractions, plan for having fun and possibly sweating a little, so bring a bag for dirty clothes.
  • Sleeping bag, ground cloth (tarp, plastic) if spending the night.
  • Helpful Hint: If you are staying overnight, remember our Caverns is 60 degrees year round, so bring pajamas that would be most comfortable for you in that temperature
  • Helpful Hint: We do have electricity in the cave, so if you want to bring an air mattress and pump, there are ways to pump the mattress up.
  • Yes, to protect the cave and abide by the laws of the state of Alabama, a few items are not allowed in the cave. The following is a list of items that are not allowed during your stay in DeSoto Caverns.
  • Food or drinks (water is allowed, but carbonated drinks and other pollutants, if spilled, damage the formations of the natural Caverns. These spills require intensive cleaning measures using ecologically approved cleaners that will not harm the caverns. Also certain foods may draw animals that do not have a natural environment within caverns and could negatively effect the ecology. So, in the best interest preserving this natural environment we do not allow these items.)
  • Cigarettes, cigars or chewing tobacco. Majestic Caverns is a tobacco free environment and such items would leave a harmful residue or pollutant on the environment.
  • Chewing gum : this is another harmful pollutant to the caverns environment when not disposed of properly.
  • Alcohol or drugs
  • Pets (Although we love our pets, our caverns can only welcome pets for as long as they can be held. During overnight stays they cannot be held throughout the entirety and their urine contains harmful acids for the caverns environment. So, in the best interest of preserving the natural habitat and protecting the caverns, we must prohibit pets from being brought into the cave for an overnight stay)
  • Laser pointers
  • Video games
  • Weapons or fireworks (these items are prohibited by law as the use of them would damage the caverns and be considered a federal offense under the The Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988)
  • Helpful Hint: If you medically must have certain foods, please call our office for details and we will give you instructions on how bring your needed items while being given resources on how to properly contain and dispose of the items.
If you need to charge your phone or plug in an air mattress, we do have an extension cord available with a three-prong plug. .
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