May Regular Meeting Campout and Auction w/ Sewanee Mountain Grotto

Start
May 01, 2026
End
May 03, 2026
Location
900 Old Sewanee Road Sewanee, TN

Registration

May Regular Meeting Campout and Auction w/ Sewanee Mountain Grotto

Join us for our May super campout and auction with Sewanee Mountain Grotto at Cavers Paradise.

Camping will be available Friday and Saturday night, and the meeting and auction will take place Saturday night at 7 pm eastern. There will also be led caving trips Saturday and Sunday. For the auction, please bring any items (lightly used gear, literature, art, etc.) you’d like to donate.

SPECIAL NOTE: THIS CAMPOUT COST $5 PER PERSON. PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING $5 AS WE WILL PASS THE HAT AT THE MEETING TO COLLECT THE FEE

This is to help with upkeep and keep the bathrooms in repair.

Cavers Paradise

is a Caver owned and operated (by Maureen Handler) campground situated in the heart of TAG, and is thus centrally located for caving anywhere in the area. It features hot showers, flush toilets, wood-fired hot tub, and RV hookups at many level campsites.

Presentation:

Page Ashwell will be speaking on his caving and exploration in Thailand.

Stuff to do:

Hiking: Close by is the hiking trail to Sewanee Natural Bridge Also close is the Lost Cove / Buggytop Cave hiking area. The caves will be open May 1, but you will need to get a permit to enter any of the caves by contacting the South Cumberland State Park for details, but the hike is awesome either way.
Russell Cave National Monument is also nearby, with an interesting trail and museum, but you cant explore the cave.
The DCG Library is also very close to Russell, if you want to visit, be sure to make arrangements with Andy Zellner first.

Caving: There are several caves within walking distance of Caver's Paradise: Hang M Hi, For few mi more and others (on state land, no permission req'd). These are more advanced caves, but the HMH entrance is a nice drop. Sherwd Mtn Pot is an 80' pit that is close, and right by the road (no permission req'd). Cedr Rdg. Crystal is a very easy, well decorated visit (Gated, must arrange for key) Hrrmit and Bible Spg are not far away horizontal caves (no permission req'd), and also Cagles Csm (199' Pit) (no permission req'd) and S. Pittsburg Pit (160' Pit - Scci permit req'd) are also a short drive away, as are many many others.

Paddling:
A short paddle to view the Batflight at Nickjack Cave at Dusk each night is easily arranged - be aware that doing this on Saturday, you may miss the meeting!

So, lots to enjoy! We'll see you there!