Capricorn Caves – The Caves, Australia - Atlas Obscura
What's near me?

Capricorn Caves

The Caves, Australia

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air. 

View all photos
Vicki Nunn (Public Domain)
Vicki Nunn (Public Domain)
Vicki Nunn (Public Domain)
93
327
Top Places in Australia
Big Merino in Goulburn, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)
Big Merino
Goulburn, Australia
Box Hill Brick Works
Box Hill, Australia
Timeball Tower
Williamstown, Australia
 See All

Capricorn Caves, off the Capricornia Coast in Central Queensland, are one of the largest privately owned cave systems in Australia.

Cave decorations, called speleotherms, developed over time, and these became viewable straws, cave coral, columns, flowstones, shawls and stalactites and stalagmites. Capricorn Caves are a premier nature-based attraction in central Queensland in the region around the city of Rockhampton, and its popular main subterranean complex leading to Cathedral Cave is wheelchair-accessible.

The caves are amazing and tours range in length from a few hours to a few days. You can also get married in the beautiful Cathedral cave.

Know Before You Go

Capricorn Caves is at 30 Olsen Caves Rd, The Caves, Queensland, and may be reached from Rockhampton heading north on the Bruce Highway, taking the turnoff to The Caves on Barmoya Rd and then on to Olsen Caves Rd. The roughly 29-kilometre route should equate to about a half hour's drive from Rockhampton.

caves natural wonders ecosystems nature
Community Contributors
a
Added by
addi
Annetta Black
Rachel
c
M
a
Edited by
Annetta Black, Rachel, colonelsanders, Martin, animallover7923
Published
June 18, 2013
Edit this listing
Make an Edit Add Photos
Nearby
Banana the Bullock
93.06 miles
Beautiful Betsy Crash Site
93.62 miles
Lt. James Cook Monument Cairn
112 miles
Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member.
Near This Place
Banana, Australia

Banana the Bullock

A fallen bull's legacy lives on in the rural cattle town that is named after him.
Valentine Plains, Australia

Beautiful Betsy Crash Site

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
Seventeen Seventy, Australia

Lt. James Cook Monument Cairn

A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
Coorada, Australia

1972 Taroom Truck Explosion Memorial

One of the biggest mysteries of Central Queensland: How did this truck spontaneously combust with the force of a massive bomb?
Related Places
Flores, Uruguay

Grutas del Palacio

This wonderful rock formation constitutes the first geopark in Uruguay.
Lagoa, Portugal

Benagil Caves

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

Chinhoyi Caves

The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.
Kanab, Utah

Moqui Cave

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.
Want to see fewer ads? Become a Member.
From Around the Web