Indian Echo Caverns is a real gem and is a perfect place to spend the day with your family, throw a birthday party, or meet friends for a large group event. In addition to the cave, there is a playground, several barnyard animals to visit, as well as gem mining, and a gift shop. Visiting the cavern requires tickets, but the rest of the grounds can be used free of charge. It’s a great place to pack a picnic lunch and let the kids play on the playground, visit with the animals, and let loose for an afternoon.

Discovery Barnyard

Meet the goats, alpacas, chickens, and more that make their home at Echo Dell. Every Spring, come welcome the newest additions – baby goats!

Gem Mill Junction

Experience your own personal gold rush at Gem Mill Junction. For a nominal fee, you can pick up a bag of stones and pan for gems. Some of the stones we’ve come home with: lots of amethyst, jasper, calcite, and agate stones.

About Indian Echo Caverns

Natural Splendor along the Swatara. Like many caverns in the Mid-Atlantic states, Indian Echo Caverns is a limestone cave. Cut through Beekmantown limestone, which is over 440 million years old, they were formed through the erosive properties of water. As time progressed, geological forces led to an “uplift” of the surrounding limestone, eventually allowing more and more water to flow through the formation. As the water flowed over the limestone, it began to create small crevices, these small crevices led to larger ones, and eventually, over a series of millions of years, it created the caverns as they are today. The temperature inside the caverns is 52 degrees year-round.

For more information on operating hours, visiting guidelines and admission rates please visit https://indianechocaverns.com/ or call (717) 566-8131.