Climax   Caverns  

Climax, Decatur County, Georgia

A Georgia Natural Wonder

Climax Caverns is one of the largest caves in Dixie and the largest known "dry" cave (above water) in the entire Coastal Plains of the United States. Spelunkers from caving in Atlanta and the University of Florida at Gainesville have mapped several miles of the cave.

Climax also has extensive passages and rooms under water. The water table in this area is very high (at least in normal times--unlike this summer's severe drought). Members of the Florida Underwater Speleological Society at Gainesville mapped large portions of the cave that are under the water level, during the 1960's and 1970's. I have never seen any of their maps but several of their members told me the underwater system was "vast".

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A wall decorated with beautiful formations

Ceiling decoration in one of the many rooms of the cave. The small spots of orange in this photo is damage to the picture and not the natural color of the formations.

Location

Climax Caverns is located about two miles northwest of the small village of Climax in east central Decatur County, in deep Southwest Georgia on the Florida border. The site is about 225 miles south of Atlanta, Georgia and about 42 miles north of Tallahassee, Florida. The cave is named for the nearby village of Climax. The village was named thus because the site was a temporary terminus or end of the track when the railroad was being built from Savannah, Georgia to the Alabama border during the 1800's.

A wall decorated with beautiful formations

Helictites and "soda straws" hang like icicles from the ceiling of one of the cave's rooms. (red specks in the photos are damage to the pictures)

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Support development & preservation of these natural wonders

Climax Cave and these other Southwest Georgia natural wonders need your help. If you like the natural wonders you see on this website and believe they are worthy of development and would like to see them preserved for future generations, then contact your state senator, state representative and Governor Barnes -- urge them to establish a state park here to preserve these natural treasures and bring new jobs to our region.

You can send a message to Georgia Governor Barnes and let him know of your support. Take time to send him and the Georgia Parks Division and Tourist Division a note.

These are links to their contact pages:

Georgia Governor

State Parks Division

Division of Tourism

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