Into the Cave- The Abandoned Harpers Ferry Caverns

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[@stevenbittinger5128]

I recently found your site on KZbin. I was the geologist and chief assistant to Mr H. B.Long, developer and president of Harpers Ferry Cavern. Mr Long also owned Skyline Caverns and Shenandoah Caverns. In the early 1980's I worked with him in the development of Natural Bridge Caverns. As I see their is interest in the history of the property perhaps I will contribute to any information you or other might like.

[@nationdecay]

If you can email me I’d love to know more about the place. My email is [e-mail]

[@ByGraceIGo]

Sir is there any way you could tell me if the reason this cave really closed is because it was deemed unsafe or were there other reasons like financial issues?

[@jeffpainter6307]

I remember going in the caverns when I was avkid

[@stevenbittinger5128]

​@@ByGraceIGo The caverns closed due to financial issues caused by the campgrounds going bankrupt

[@999thenewman]

Thank you for sharing, Nation Decay.

[@marcusyarnell99]

Loved your video man! So awesome! Keep up your good work!

[@GoXavi]

Great to see you out exploring again!

[@1TN1]

I came here from your shout out on The Proper People! 👊🏼

[@jettloaf]

What a cool explore. It must have been a great place to go when they first opened way back then. I love cave explores anyway & this one was cool to watch. ✌

[@obscureadventures5349]

Agreed! I really want to explore this cave someday!

[@Robbie-E1971]

Thanks for the video great job

[@handlemine]

Dang. Super cool explore. Harpers Ferry is a beautiful part of the state.

[@meganhenshaw9369]

Great video.

[@dougney3026]

Have you gone to John Brown's cave down on the river tracks by the river? From Harpers ferry you follow the river tracks up the river till you find the cave it's got a steel plate 10 ft high 10 ft wide in front of it. You have to squeeze behind the plate to enter the cave. This cave went on for miles and had open rooms bigger than houses.

[@ryxn6748]

which set of tracks do i follow

[@JediMando11]

It's in between Elks Run and Harper's ferry campground right next to the tracks on a flat stone cliff face

[@ragefulhippie6273]

So is it a GATE or a straight steel door because we think we found it we just want to be sure

[@sierranuckolls9099]

I've been here a few times, and I love it. Good to see my friends and I aren't the only ones who go here.

[@jonathanamaya4119]

How do you get here?

[@jonathanamaya4119]

We found the church where the 1762 battle was.

[@sierranuckolls9099]

@@jonathanamaya4119 It's up the gravel road of Schoolhouse Ridge. Keep walking up the hill and you'll see a fork to the right. Turn right and follow into the barbed wire fence.

[@ragefulhippie6273]

Lol damn that explains it, we went up to the left where the Yogi campground was....knew we shoulda gone to the right but we assumed it'd be up near here. o well, well be back.​@@sierranuckolls9099

[@ninja63639]

How do I find this spot? I’ve been to Harpers Ferry probably 200 times and I’ve never heard of this. Can you drive up it or is it gated off?

[@lashowers947]

I went to these caverns twice in elementary school (2nd grade) but unfortunately there were no cell phones then so I did not get pictures but remember Harpers Ferry Caverns were mesmerizing.

[@Kimtwister]

omggggggg claustraphobic

[@ByGraceIGo]

I NEVER Knew any of this was there! It was obviously deemed unsafe because of falling rock and that's why they closed it. Sad that the whole place closed. Good choice of music.☺️

[@danfaircloth6525]

I have been told that there is an underwater lake or aquifer in the caverns but it’s a long ways down. I knew about these…. I am from the area… my parents went there when it was open and told me about them. My father told me about them and other caves and caverns in the area because as a teen, he did spelunking. If my memory serves me correctly… two things caused the campsite and the caverns to close… a cave in and a lawsuit between the co-owners of the campsite. From the little research online I found, it was connected with the owners of Shenandoah Caverns and Luray Caverns in Virginia

[@nationdecay]

I’d love to know how deep. You can go further but you have to crawl

[@stevenbittinger5128]

The caverns closed due to the campground going bankrupt. This didn't involve Shenandoah Caverns or Luray Caverns. Those are owned by other companies .

[@fhwolthuis]

Nice video! 👍

[@jigglycupcake2766]

I still have never been able to find this place,or location and I have lived in Harpers Ferry since I was born and I'm 20. WHERE IS THIS

[@hoipolloi3868]

Off Halltown Road before you get to the model railroad.

[@hoipolloi3868]

Duh, not Halltown, Bakerton about a mile from 340 on the left side of the road.

[@bailey871]

@@hoipolloi3868are you talking about the open fields about a mile down bakerton?

[@hoipolloi3868]

Off of 340 toward Bakerton across the road from the battlefield before Bakerton.@@bailey871

[@burningchrome70]

This is the way.

[@matthewjames2100]

Awesome video!! What camera and gimble did you use? Great stabilisation!

[@chrismoats2081]

just saw this, if you army crawl where you ended you can get to a final big room we called the Wilson room. Def worth checking out if you are ever bored

[@christopherdebaugh-mg3pw]

Hey @chrismoats2081 I’m trying to figure out how to get here right now me and my buddy otw out there any information on how to get to this cave would be much appreciated!!

[@lazydemonseed1629]

how do u get here

[@joeryanstrialbook2005]

Forty years ago, I drove the horse through the collapsed gate and up the hill and found the throat to the caverns filled with tires.

[@user-wd5wm3bs4b]

And you say actually 1000 times

[@donalddillon1866]

How can I find it

[@1958lb]

I worked there in the 70s

[@melissalee874]

I understand if you wouldn’t feel comfortable telling the location, I know it’s Harpers Ferry & I’ve lived here all my life. I’d love to just do a photo shoot here, would you mind telling me?

[@1958lb]

@@melissalee874 From what I hear the park service owns it now . Maybe check with them and see if they will let you go back there

[@lashowers947]

@@1958lb if you are allowed I would love to have a few pictures

[@lashowers947]

@@melissalee874 if you are able to get pictures I would love to see them and would to have a few

[@YouTubePremiumforRealz]

Which street do you take to get there?

[@user-vr2sp4sf6k]

From HF take rt.340 towards Charles Town. Going down a steep grade, AllstadtsHill, take a right on Bakerton Rd. Approx a mile in, on the left at the National Park area for the 1862 Capture of HF.. You can see the road going over the hill to thnse Caverns. If you get to the RR Underpass, you've went too far.

[@RichNSmoothified]

why is our great country in decay ?

[@therabbitchannel2059]

All real caves are in limestone. Anything else is a rock shelter or a hole that doesn't go very far. Over millions of years, water dissolves the limestone making caves. Karst baby, karst.

[@user-wd5wm3bs4b]

Why do you say uhhhh 100000 times uh