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 ...

If you have ever met a caver, they will probably tell you that if you can fit an arm and shoulder through the opening of the cave, the rest of your body is going to follow it! Luckily for the Good ...

If you’ve never visited Kartchner Caverns State Park, now’s the best time. This Saturday, Arizona State Parks and Trails will be offering 15 people the opportunity to take photos inside the caverns.

WHITE CONES, resembling styrofoam, suspend from the ceiling. Knobby posts appear to have been artfully sculpted with hammer and chisel. A bumpy protrusion is engulfed in shiny goop, as if toffee had ...

PHOENIX — Kartchner Caverns State Park in southern Arizona has gone a little upscale, introducing two-room camping cabins this week for the season. Officials said reservations were already being ...

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 ...

The vault-like door built into the hillside is out of place, appearing as an insult to the natural surroundings so many have worked to protect. Yet the thick metal hatch serves a vital role in ...

If you picture horror movie godfather Vincent Price, or “The Lost Boys” or “Kiss of the Vampire” when you think of myotis velifer — or common cave bats — perhaps you should hang up your garlic clove ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Kartchner Caverns is hosting a birthday party in honor of it's 20 years of business as a state park Saturday. All members from the community are welcome to join the birthday ...

BENSON — A 19 percent decline in visitors last year has tourism and state parks officials developing strategies, including lower prices and promotions, to market Kartchner Caverns. The caverns, with ...

BENSON, Ariz. (AP) - Kartchner Caverns, the Arizona’s state parks system’s underground flagship attraction with formations that have been growing for thousands of years, is no longer a teenager.