Kartchner Caverns State Park facts. Best time to go: Mid-October to mid-April, when both cave tours are available. The Big Room Tour shuts down during summer so as not to disturb the nesting bat ...

Kartchner Caverns State Park, near Benson, brought in almost $10 million in 2014. The caverns opened Nov. 5, 1999. We want to hear from you. Have a story idea or tip?

Kartchner Caverns State Park is now open and resuming normal operations, according to Arizona State Parks. Power has been restored to the park, and entry is reopened to visitors and campers.

Just south of Tucson lies one of Arizona’s hidden gems—Kartchner Caverns State Park, an active limestone cave system known for its rare, pristine formations and year-round underground climate.

The temperature inside caves is usually stable all year-it's about the average annual temperature for its location-offering a ...

Considering that the formations were discovered in 1974 and the park opened only in 1999, today’s visitors are among the relative few who have ever laid their eyes on the huge limestone cave ...

Kartchner Caverns State Park is now Arizona's second state park designated as an International Dark Sky Park. Oracle State Park received the designation in 2014.

The 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Kartchner Caverns and 25th anniversary of the opening of its corresponding state park designation will be celebrated on Sunday, Nov. 10.

A recently completed hiking trail — aimed at expanding recreational options beyond cave tours at Kartchner Caverns State Park — will be officially opened with ceremonies and a guided hike on ...

If you’ve never visited Kartchner Caverns State Park, now’s the best time. This Saturday, Arizona State Parks and Trails will be offering 15 people the opportunity to take photos inside the ...