Bronson Caves (The Batcave)
Griffith Park (Los Angeles) · near Los Angeles (Hollywood) · Los Angeles / SoCal
Caving
At a glance
- Depth
- 15
- Season
- Year-round · Griffith Park daytime hours
- Cost
- FREE · No permit, no fee
- Difficulty
- Easy — a short, flat walk from the trailhead. Family-friendly; the 'cave' is a short man-made tunnel through rock.
Permits and booking
- Permit
- No permit or fee — public access via the Brush Canyon Trail in Griffith Park during daytime hours.
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
- Gear
- Comfortable walking shoes · Water · Sun protection (exposed trail) · Camera for the film-buff photo op
Caving detail
- Nickname
- Hollywood's Favorite Cave
- Cave type
- talus
- Tour length
- 20–40 min round trip
- Formations
- Iconic film location · The 1960s 'Batcave' entrance · Former rock quarry (Bronson Canyon) · Griffith Park chaparral setting
- Featured caves
- The Batcave tunnel · Bronson Canyon
- Intl tip
- Bronson Caves sit within Griffith Park — combine with the Hollywood Sign hike (Brush Canyon Trail connects), Griffith Observatory, and the park's miles of trails. One of the easiest, most iconic short outings in Los Angeles.
The guide
Bronson Caves aren't a natural cave at all — they're the remnant of the Los Angeles Stone Company's early-1900s rock quarry in …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Bronson Caves (The Batcave) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.1258, -118.318