BENSON, AZ — 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 ...

KARTCHNER CAVERNS, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - The story of Kartchner Caverns is one of discovery, exploration, secrecy, and preservation. It begins in rugged old Arizona’s southern desert where it might be hard ...

Scientific findings from the subterranean world will see the light of day Saturday during a Cave Fest event at Kartchner Caverns State Park. Presentations - which are free to visitors who pay a ...

What activities can you think of that you can do in the dark? Okay, get your mind out of the gutter… I am asking about ...

While Arizona is famous for its stunning landscapes and dramatic rock formations, some of the best things to see here are underground. Arizona has numerous famous caves — some readily open to the ...

PHOENIX — You might have seen the 2005 horror film “The Cave,” where a group of adventurous scientists explore the deep, nether regions of a cave and discover a new species. University of Arizona ...

PHOENIX — Kartchner Caverns State Park is taking volunteers for the summer season. The park, located near Benson, helps visitors connect to the environment by visiting the caves, hummingbird garden ...

Coal mines have canaries. Caves have bats. And so far, Kartchner's migrating myotis cave bats are happy, said park Ranger Ginger Nolan and bat consultant Debbie Buecher, suggesting that Kartchner ...

The folks at Kartchner Caverns State Park want you to know there’s action taking place above ground, too. Every weekend in April the park will host a series of programs on worms, bats, snakes and ...

BENSON, Ariz. -- For those amazed by the beauty of what they've seen already at Kartchner Caverns, said by some to rival that of New Mexico's much larger Carlsbad Caverns, the best is yet to come.