Gilroy Hot Springs Road cave - Gilroy, California
Posted by: 
hotshoe
N 37° 04.540 W 121° 29.910
10S E 633469 N 4104321
Small cave right next to the road
Waymark Code: WM577X
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2008
Views: 28
Even though it's tiny, this twin cave gets a lot of visitors because it is so close to the road (although this road is in the middle of nowhere compared to the populous valley below). The two openings don't connect; each of them goes back just far enough for a party of teenagers to huddle in to drink. The one on the left has a lot of ash from campfires just inside the entrance.
It looks like the rock is volcanic in origin, so it might be that this was a bubble in the lava which formed a cave opening when the outer surface was broken.
It's on private land according to the map, but it's not fenced and there are no signs posted against trespassing.
Type of Land: Private Land
Managed By: none
Contact Info: none
Type of Cave: Lava Cave
Contains Stalactites: no
Contains Stalagmites: no
Contains Bats: no
Website: Not listed
Price of Admission: Not Listed
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