Squire Boone Caverns

I really wish that we had waited to come to Squire Boone Caverns until it was a little warmer. The caves were the only thing open when we went a couple of weeks ago, so I feel like we didn’t get the full experience.
That being said, the cave is really cool. The guides are really knowledgeable about the history. Squire Boone himself is actually ‘buried’ in the cave. At the end of the tour you sit near his coffin and the guide tells you the history about him, and how he came to be in the cave.
Overall it’s a really neat experience. The cave itself is really impressive, and it was a fun way to get my 10 year old interested in Indiana history.

Cavern tour was neat, people very friendly, you can make your own candle for a $ 1.00, buy lye soap for a $ 1.00, there is zip lining, gem mining, a café, and candy/​souvineer shop, petting cage of goats, park, playground, nature trail, fun for all! Only 4 stars for price, for a family it was over $ 68.00 just for entry. Though if you fill out a questionnaire throughout your tour, you can get 6 sticks of rock candy per person!

I really enjoyed this cave. It is a little pricey, but thoroughly enjoyable. There is a beautiful grist mill to see, several natural openings to view and goats for the kids to pet. Lots of history to learn… it was a fun day-​trip for my and my kiddos!

It has taken me a while to write a review of Squire Boone due to the trouble I have had describing the great experience we had when we visited in October. Rather than «kicking words» around I decided to just spill it out and make it «to the point».
For many people that are interested in visiting a cavern but do not want to go to the «big» caverns such as Mammoth, Squire is a great starting place. This smaller cavern provides a general sense of what it feels like to walk through caverns and/​or various geologic structures throughout a typical cavern.
The day we visited there were several Boy Scout troops visiting and it seemed like a great place to teach children about geology and rock formations. During the tour the guide was knowledgeable about the cavern and knew enough to answer questions regarding geology and rock formations. I myself having a geotechnical background, this was refreshing.
There is a small pen with goats that I’m sure kids will enjoy. The day we visited it was raining so the goats stayed under shelter and did not venture into the rain. The gift store is what you would normally expect from a gift store. Despite what other reviewers may say, the gift store was as expected and we had no complaints.
My wife and I are not originally from the area and we were pleasantly surprised about the ties this cavern has to Daniel Boone and our nations history. Taking the tour was great, and for a small cavern, the cave formations were great. The use of lighting within the water falls and water pools is great and very pleasing to the eye. I took MANY pictures and have added them with this review. Due to the poor lighting conditions in the cave I couldn’t find the correct setting on my camera to take the best looking pictures. They’re a little grainy but I hope you can get the general idea of how pretty the cave looks.
If you’re looking for a great place to spend an afternoon and are looking for something «different», try Squire Boone Caverns.

This is an odd little place.
Most everything here is outsourced from somewhere else. Gift boxes from Dollywood, rock candy from Disneyworld. Odd.
For instance, I bought two sling-​shots from the gristmill for $ 1 a piece… since they said «Perry’s Nut House» on them. SAME EXACT thing up in the gift shop, branded «Squire Boone Caverns»…13 bucks!
As far as the cave? Great starter cave for kids. Tour takes an hour, and there’s lots of water.

Pretty cool place to tour, we took an afternoon, toured the cave (which was pretty impressive) ate some fudge, bought some soap and candles. The strange part was driving through the ‘back woods’ to get there, trying not to get car sick on the single lane roller coaster like road.