BENSON, Ariz. — Deep inside the dark, damp caves of Kartchner Caverns State Park lies something that sounds more suited to a fairy tale than to a rock formation. The so-called Big Room holds the world ...

Kartchner Caverns, southeast of Tucson near Benson, is one of Southern Arizona's top attractions. The cave, operated by the state parks department, opened a new room, the Big Room, to the public in ...

BENSON — Deep inside the dark, damp caves of Kartchner Caverns State Park lies something that sounds more suited to a fairy tale than to a rock formation. The so-called Big Room holds the world’s ...

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 ...

While Arizona is famous for its stunning landscapes and dramatic rock formations, some of the best things to see here are underground. Arizona has numerous famous caves — some readily open to the ...

BENSON, Ariz. -- For those amazed by the beauty of what they've seen already at Kartchner Caverns, said by some to rival that of New Mexico's much larger Carlsbad Caverns, the best is yet to come.

When Paul and Jayne Healy sold their house and hit the road in 2016, they had no idea where their RV adventures might lead. “When we retired,” Jayne Healy said, “we did a slow roll to the Pacific ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — Kartchner Caverns State Park is taking volunteers for the summer season. The park, located near Benson, helps visitors connect to the environment by visiting the caves, hummingbird garden ...

GETTING THERE: Kartchner Caverns State Park is 160 miles southeast of Phoenix and about 50 miles southeast of Tucson. Take exit 302 from Interstate 10 and travel south for nine miles on Arizona 90.

BENSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Kartchner Caverns State Park is known for its diversity of minerals. On March 1, park staff spotted one that's particularly rare inside of caves here. "We started to notice ...