Show cave · Gregg Township, Centre County

Penn's Cave

Penn's Cave: Rock formations in Penn's Cave and Hotel in Gregg Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Flat-bottomed boats glide through this flooded limestone cavern, with the whole tour taken by water, and a separate tour explores a wildlife park on the farmland above.

What you will find

  • Wildlife and bird watching

Make a day of it

Nearby

  • Poe Valley State Park

    State park · 8 miles away

    Off the beaten path in the Seven Mountains, a little swimming lake with a beach and campground, and nothing but forest on the slopes around it.

  • Bellefonte

    Town · 9 miles away

    A Victorian county seat of ironmasters' mansions and governors' homes, built around the Big Spring and Talleyrand Park, with trout fishing on Spring Creek.

  • Poe Paddy State Park

    State park · 11 miles away

    Where Big Poe Creek meets Penns Creek, a famed trout stream with a June green drake hatch, the Mid State Trail crosses an old rail bridge and plunges into a railroad tunnel through the mountain.

  • Bald Eagle State Park

    State park · 11 miles away

    The Nature Inn, a green-built lodge, looks out over a long reservoir beneath Bald Eagle Mountain, where boaters, anglers and birders spread out across the water and wetlands.

  • Woodward Cave

    Show cave · 12 miles away

    Guided tours lead through a series of big chambers to the Tower of Babel, a massive stalagmite, and a campground on the grounds invites a longer stay.

  • Penn Roosevelt State Park

    State park · 12 miles away

    Remote and rustic, this tiny park sits in a mountain bowl of the Seven Mountains, with a small pond, the remains of a Depression-era CCC camp and backcountry trails heading into Rothrock State Forest.