Kickapoo Cavern State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife

08/19/2026

Our new neighboring State Park, Silver Lake State Park, is now hiring for their Park Superintendent! This position will perform highly complex park management work, and is responsible for the preservation, protection, administration, operation, and maintenance of Silver Lake State Park. Have you wanted to open a new (54,000 acre) park to the public? Now is your chance!

08/14/2026

Kickapoo Cavern State Park will be closing early at noon on Monday August 24th for team building activities.

If you have questions or concerns please call our office at 830-563-2342

07/17/2026

Kickapoo Cavern State Park will be closed today Friday July 17th through Monday July 20th. We will be open to the public with normal operations Friday July 24th. Office number: 830-563-2342

07/16/2026

Kickapoo Cavern State Park is closed till at least Sunday July 19th. This closure might be extended based on road conditions.

In the past 72 hours, we have received 19 inches of rain. This has caused major flood damage in the park. All roads around and in the park are flooded and littered with debris. This will take time to clean up; we are sorry for the inconvenience. We will notify you when the park is back open. Our office number is 830-563-2342 if we don't answer, leave a message.

Pictured is our main park road, not a creek bed.

07/15/2026

Today the park received over 9 inches of rain. This is Indigo Creek, which runs next to our HQ and Campground. No facilities were impacted by the flood. Kickapoo Cavern SP was closed as normal today, no visitors were in the park.

In 2025, we received a total of 17.46 inches of rain.
Year to date in 2026, we have received 20.8 inches of rain.

07/05/2026

Beat the heat like a Ringtail!

- Get off the trails in the afternoon, stay in the shade!
- Drink plenty of water and electrolytes while outside
- Take an afternoon siesta
- Know your limits on the trail

Relax in the afternoon heat like this ringtail hanging out in our barn. Todays heat felt like 104 degrees, it is hot and more humid than normal.

Cavern Tours are on Saturday at 1pm, reservations can be made online (highly recommended)
Bat flights have been happening around 9:15pm, our population of bats has declined since spring as female bats go to other caves to give birth. Our bat flights are better viewed in late summer (Late August, September)

Call the park for more information: 830-563-2342

06/25/2026

New World Screwworm is a devastating pest that can kill infested animals.

It's been detected in Texas. Help stop its spread!

If you bring a pet to Kickapoo, please regularly inspect it for cuts, wounds and signs of infestation. If you see live wildlife with maggots, please report it to Park Staff.

PLEASE REPORT SIGNS OF NEW WORLD SCREWWORM:
- Open sores or wounds with live maggots
- Animals shaking their heads or acting irritated
- Foul, rotted flesh odor
🔗 Get details on now to report at tpwd.texas.gov/screwworm.

05/11/2026

Wait for it... ⚡️!! Bats on a stormy night at Stuart Bat Cave.

Thats not the sound of rain you hear, its the sound of bat wings! Hundreds of thousands of bats leave this cave nightly. These are Mexican free-tailed bats that reside in Stuart Bat Cave during the summer. These bats will fly up to 10,000ft in the air to feed on agriculutural pests like corn earworm moths!

Bat flights can be viewed with a day pass or camping pass on Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. Bat numbers vary throughout the summer, you can always call our office at 830-563-2342 to get the most up to date information.

05/09/2026

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04/17/2026

Happy from us at Kickapoo Cavern State Park. We LOVE Bats here!! They are a vital part of our local ecosystem, saving farmers millions of dollars in pesticides each year!

Kickapoo Cavern State Park is home to Stuart Bat Cave which in the summer months can house up to ~ 1 million Mexican free-tailed bats. Now this number sounds like a lot, and it is, but it can fluctuate greatly depending on when in summer you visit! From our observations, Stuart Bat Cave is currently a stop-over roost location for these bats. During spring migration, this cave will continue to have an increase in the population till around June, then the females will go to another cave to give birth to their pups. The temperature inside Stuart Bat Cave is not hot enough for baby bats to survive. 6 weeks after birth, these pups have learned to fly and fend for themselves! They will then return to Stuart Bat Cave around late August which is when we get to see the highest population of bats emerge from the cave, around 1 million bats!

Kickapoo Cavern State Park is only open for bat viewing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. A permit is required for viewing (day use or camping), no extra fees to see the bat flight. Call us at 830-563-2342 to get an updated bat population count from our rangers.