Phil Lucas 1942 - 2026
Phil Lucas, one of the founders of the Virginia Cave Survey, and later the VSS, passed away from heart complications on April 19, 2026. He will be missed by many in the Virginia Caving Community.
Phil Lucas, one of the founders of the Virginia Cave Survey, and later the VSS, passed away from heart complications on April 19, 2026. He will be missed by many in the Virginia Caving Community.
Mike Futrell has put together an updated database report for the October 2025 VSS Meeting. The report includes every known cave and "karst features" from every county containing a reported cave in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Total Number of Caves >5': 4,223
Total Surveyed Passage: 600.18 miles
Longest Surveyed Cave: 154,440 ft (29.3 miles)
Deepest Surveyed Cave: 1,263 feet
Here's a link to the Full Report
May 2026
Virginia Cellars Volume 12, Number 1 is published!
Thanks to the efforts of Zenah Orndorff and Dave Socky, we have a new edition of the Virginia Cellars newsletter to share.
This Website is to help facilitate our work of recording, preserving, and protecting the caves and karst resources of Virginia. It is intended to provide general information about the caves and karst resources of Virginia and to provide a convenient medium for interacting with, and exchanging information between, the VSS Directors, Virginia Region cavers, cave owners, and the general public.