4085 Bear Cave Road
Buchanan
Michigan, 49107
(269) 695-3050
www.ohwy.com/mi/b/bearcave.htm
Bear Cave & Resort is a campground or RV park located in Buchanan.
Bear Cave is the only cavern in the Great Lakes area. Formed in rare "tufa rock" (a secondary limestone) this particular bed is estimated by geologists to be at least 25,000 years old, and rests on a glacial drift deposited during the last ice age 50,000 years ago. Beautiful stalactites, flowstone, petrified leaves, and strange shapes, all delicately colored by the metal oxides of native ores, are present throughout the cave. In 1875, the "goods" from an Ohio bank robbery were hidden in the ca ve. Inspired by this event, Bear Cave was featured in the 1903 movie The Great Train Robbery -- now considered a silent film classic, and the forerunner of the thriller movies of today. Outside, the area surrounding Bear Cave is rich in wooded hills, wildflowers, deep ravines, and of course, the magnificent St. Joseph River.
Local dining options close to Bear Cave & Resort include The Bungalow Inn, Mccoy Creek Tavern, Sweet Shop Cafe Italiano approximately 0.4 km away, Rise N Shine Cafe, and Wegners Lakeside Bar-grill approximately 9.4 km away.
Other nearby accommodations options close to Bear Cave & Resort include Rgargesfarm approximately 19.0 km away, Cushing Manor Inn Bed and Breakfast, Pine Garth Inn Villa & Guest Houses, Loyalty Inn Benton Harbor located at 2799 M-139 approximately 17.9 km away, and Varsity Clubs Of America.