Upcoming DC Grotto Meetings and Events


Sunday, March 16
Grotto Social Meeting


The meeting will be at the Quarry House Tavern at 8401 Georgia Ave in Silver Spring, MD. It's a 10-minute walk from the Silver Spring Metro station. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM. This is an informal meeting with friends, food, and beer. Check the Tavern's website at quarryhousetavern.com.


Saturday, March 22
Day trip to Madison Saltpeter Cave

This is a sensitive cave near Grottoes, Virginia. It's about a 3-hour drive from the DC area. A sign-up message was sent to the Grotto's email list on March 3
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April 25-27
Weekend Caving Trip

This is a special midnight trip to Trout Cave. This cave has a large bat colony. We will enter while the bats are feeding and exit as they return. Other caves will be visited during the weekend. The cave is near Franklin, West Virginia, and is about a 3.5 hour drive from the DC area. More trip information will be sent to the Grotto's email list about a week before the trip.


May (date to be determined)
Weekend trip to Breathing Cave, Bath County, Virginia

Breathing Cave is a 6+ mile cave in Bath County, Virginia. It is mostly horizontal, but there are some sporting sections. More trip information will be sent to the Grotto's email list about a week before the trip.


May 9-11
Spring Meeting of the Virginia Region.

The Virginia Region is an association of grottos in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, and small parts of adjoining states. The Region holds a meeting each spring and fall. There are numerous led and self-guided cave trips on Saturday, dinner, and a party on Saturday evening. Regional meetings are a great way to meet other cavers and see caves in a new area. The Spring VAR Meeting will be held at the Spruce Knob, West Virginia, about a 3.5 hour drive from DC. More information is available at https://var.caves.org/index.php/events/spring-var


Sunday, May 18
Grotto Social Meeting


The meeting will be at the Quarry House Tavern at 8401 Georgia Ave in Silver Spring, MD. It's a 10-minute walk from the Silver Spring Metro station. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM. This is an informal meeting with friends, food, and beer. Check the Tavern's website at quarryhousetavern.com.


June 21-28
2025 National Speleological Society Convention

The annual NSS meeting will be in Cobleskill, New York. The convention includes technical sessions, exploration reports from the U.S. and elsewhere, vertical climbing contests, a Howdy Party and banquet, and multiple cave trips. More information is at https://caves.org/convention/2025-nss-convention/.



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