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Providing Cave Stewardship in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Tennessee |
The Second Oldest Cave Conservancy in the United States –
Founded in 1978 |
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Bill James in Ghosttown Click on image for a
higher resolution picture. Photo Peter and Ann Bosted |
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Stephanie Cookenour in Ghosttown Entrance Click on image for a higher resolution picture. Photo Peter and Ann Bosted |
All cavers are invited to the 35th anniversary of the founding of the
Appalachian Cave Conservancy. This celebration will be held spring 2013
at the Wilson Farm near Hayters Gap in Washington County, Virginia. It will
include trips into Perkins Cave, the ACC annual meeting, a cookout, and
other events. Registration and directions will be posted on this website:
www.acave.us.
Access Table for Caves Owned,
Managed, and/or Leased by the
|
Cave
Name |
Virginia County |
Manager |
Cave Property Owned by |
Gate |
Access permission required |
Access |
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Gilley Cave |
Lee |
Gary
Fielden |
ACC |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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Daniel
Boone Caverns AKA |
Scott |
Jonathan
Rossi |
ACC
member |
Yes |
Yes |
3 |
|
Winding
Stair |
Scott |
Jonathan
Rossi |
Friend of ACC |
No |
Suggested |
2 |
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Dungeon
Aka Brickey’s Pit |
Scott |
Jonathan
Rossi |
Friend of ACC |
No |
Suggested |
2 |
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Funnel |
Scott |
Jonathan
Rossi |
Friend of ACC |
No |
Suggested |
2 |
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Blowing
|
Scott |
Bill James |
Friend of ACC |
No |
Suggested |
2 |
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Coley
Cave # 1 |
Scott |
Bill James |
Friend of ACC |
No |
Suggested |
2 |
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Coley
Cave # 2 |
Scott |
Bill James |
Friend of ACC |
No |
Suggested |
2 |
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Cox
Ridge Cave |
Scott |
Bill James |
Friend of ACC |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
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Cat
Hole |
Scott |
Bill James |
Friend of ACC |
No |
Suggested |
2 |
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Perkins
Cave |
Washington |
John M. Wilson |
ACC board member |
Yes |
Yes |
3 |
Contact information
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Manager |
Email |
Phone |
Cell Phone |
City |
State |
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Gary Fielden |
423-378-6146 |
423-335 2081 |
Kingsport |
TN |
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Bill James |
423-477-7600 |
423-534-9354 |
Gray |
TN |
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Jonathan Rossi |
|
423-360-5088 |
Kingsport |
TN |
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John M. Wilson |
804-741-4274 |
804-347-6320 |
Henrico |
VA |
Access Summary
1 Cave is open to all responsible cavers. Please
refer to the management plan for details. The key is available from the
manager.
2 Cave is open to all responsible cavers.
Suggest that a courtesy permission request be made to the manager.
3 At the request of the property owner, the cave
is not available for unsupervised recreational caving. All access to this cave
will have a leader and supervisor from the management committee. Generally most
trips into this cave are for conservation, science or other important
management purposes.
ACC recommends that cave clothing and equipment be cleaned before entering any ACC
managed cave.
The Appalachian Cave Conservancy, formerly known as the Perkins Cave Conservation and Management Society, is a Conservancy of the National Speleological Society. Click here for more information about Cave Conservancies.