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Round Spring Cavern is a deep cave consisting of two known passages. Each passage extends approximately one-half mile into the surrounding hills.
Round Spring was opened as a show cave in 1932.
In 1964, the cave — along with nearby Round Spring — was donated to the national park service. It then became part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in 1972.
Care is taken to curtail damage in the cavern. Tours are limited to 15 persons and visitors carry hand-held lamps as Round Spring Cavern is not artificially illuminated.
The cavern is home to the occasional frog, as well as grotto salamanders, cave salamanders and eastern pipestrelle bats.
The endangered gray bat (Myotis grisescens) has also been observed at Round Spring.
— Information courtesy of the National Park Service.
See also, Round Spring .
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Information compiled by Joshua Heston, editor • May 25, 2009
Round Spring Cavern photo plates
All photo credits: J. Heston • SOTO © Archive. Location: rural Shannon County, Missouri • 02/21/09