Forbidden Caverns, Sevierville

About Forbidden Caverns

Forbidden Caverns in Sevierville offers guided underground tours through a natural cave system featuring sparkling mineral formations, towering natural chimneys, grottos and a crystal clear stream. Special lighting effects illuminate the passages while trained tour guides lead visitors along well-lighted trails with handrails. The cave contains calcite formations still actively growing and displays the largest known wall of rare cave onyx or dripstones. A cave river runs through the caverns, believed by scientists to originate from an underground lake beneath English Mountain. The tour lasts approximately fifty-five minutes and suits visitors seeking an educational experience exploring geological features and learning the cavern's history, which includes use by Eastern Woodland Indians and later by moonshiners during Prohibition. The grounds feature free parking for cars and small RVs, a souvenir shop and a picnic pavilion. The approach through a picturesque valley offers views of the LeConte range and English Mountain of the Smokies.