Lush Caves are the perfect place for players who want to enjoy Minecraft's natural beauty but want something different from the usual Overworld biomes.
I've scoured far and wide to find seeds containing a variety of different Lush Caves, from highly intricate multi-layer beauties to oversized Lush Caverns. Whatever you're looking for, you'll find a seed that fits you in our best Minecraft Lush Caves list!
Best Minecraft 1.20 Lush Cave Seeds (Bedrock and Java)
Lush Caves were officially added to Minecraft in the 1.18 Caves & Cliffs Update. Veteran players found a renewed sense of joy and wonder in these green caves, while casual players like me found a reason to go back underground. If you're feeling a little lackluster about Minecraft, one of these seeds may be just what you need to reinstill your love for the game!
Lush Staircase
Seed: 5422607315176607327
While many Lush Caves look like giant green caverns, this one forms a staircase down to Deepslate. If you're looking to gather plenty of ores, you may as well do it while picking some Moss and Glowberries from this cave! It would be a gorgeous foundation for an intricate mossy mine, but it could also easily be turned into your cozy home.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Staircase Entrance: 140, -235 | Lush Staircase Entrance: 140, -235 |
| Lush Staircase: 159, -198 | Lush Staircase: 159, -198 |
| Plains Village: 110, -234 | Plains Village: -296, 200 |
Hidden Desert Oasis
Seed: -5299574687886455943
This Lush Cave cave acts as a sacred oasis from the Desert above. There are Desert Villages in the land above as well, but they have not yet discovered the oasis. Dig up the surface to bring this Lush Cave out into the open, thus bringing life back to the Desert.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave Entrance: 419, 66, 29 | Lush Cave Entrance: 419, 66, 29 |
| Lush Cave: 445, 12, 111 | Lush Cave: 445, 12, 111 |
| Desert Village: 400, 368 | Pillager Outpost: 72, 280 |
| Desert Village with Temple: 640, 112 | Desert Village: 264, 296 |
Life Above Death
Seed: -3136369188545246726
This Lush Cave brings life to the world beneath the surface, but a Deep Dark and an Ancient City lie even farther below! Only by venturing into both will you discover if the life of the Lush Cave will be snuffed out by the expansive nature of the Deep Dark. Braver players could even work toward spreading the Lush Cave into the Ancient City to combat the Skulk.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave Entrance: 50, 286 | Lush Cave Entrance: 50, 286 |
| Lush Cave Second Entrance: -52, 330 | Lush Cave Second Entrance: -52, 330 |
| Deep Dark Biome: 27, 378 | Deep Dark Biome: 27, 378 |
| Ancient City: 168, -43, 24 | Ancient City: 88, -43, 24 |
Lush Mountainside
Seed: 6897741820527507854
This seed spawns you in a gorgeous hilly Taiga. Heading northwest from Spawn will lead you to a giant hill containing a Lush Cave! The cave has two sections; one penetrates deeper into the ground while the other extends through the mountain. The portion of the cave extending through the mountain is visible from the outside, making it the perfect spot for building fancier Lush Cave structures.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave Entrance: -98, -143 | Lush Cave Entrance: -98, -143 |
| Trail Ruins: 15, 157 | Trail Ruins: -232, 216 |
| Ruined Portal: 295, 141 | Plains Village: 344, 232 |
Underground Heavenly Garden
Seed: -1918831654961711687
This Lush Cave is reminiscent of a whimsical underground garden! Moss and Azalea trees can be found at the cave entrance, while the Lush Cave itself extends all the way down to deepslate. There are multiple layers of glow berries, moss, and water pools to explore. What makes this cave doubly special are all of the diamonds that can be seen sprinkled throughout it.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave Entrance: -90, 42 | Lush Cave Entrance: -90, 42 |
| Woodland Mansion: 152, 182 | Shipwreck: 440, 392 |
| Shipwreck: 248, 558 | Shipwreck 2: -376, 200 |
Unstable Lush Cave
Seed: -3472137947621758527
While this Lush Cave is beautiful, the lava pools within it could potentially light the whole thing on fire! Avoid them and tread cautiously to find all of the treasures hidden within the cave. Bedrock and Java players will both have a Savannah Village nearby for easy trades and resources. Don't forget to investigate the nearby Warm Ocean, as it is filled with plenty of treasures, from Warm Ocean Ruins to shipwrecks.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave Entrance 1: 119, -57 | Lush Cave Entrance 1: 119, -57 |
| Lush Cave Entrance 2: 200, -94 | Lush Cave Entrance 2: 200, -94 |
| Savannah Village: 275, 280 | Savannah Village: 696, -296 |
| Large Warm Ocean Ruin Cluster: 8, -280 | Shipwreck: 152, 184 |
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Lush Cave after Trail Ruins
Seed: -147999686515683229
This seed spawns you in a huge Old Growth Taiga biome divided into chunks by winding rivers. Heading southwest from Spawn will lead you to an Azalea tree. If you'd like, you can choose to head directly down here and start your Lush Cave adventure. However, if you continue heading southwest, you'll come across a large Trail Ruins. After uncovering the entirety, following the long cobblestone road on the right side of the ruins and digging a little further forward and down will lead you straight into the Lush Cave!
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Trail Ruins: -1,052, 191 | Trail Ruins: -936, 184 |
| Lush Cave: -1,003, 19, 189 | Lush Cave: -1,003, 19, 189 |
| Mineshaft: -955, 11, 214 | Large Cold Ocean Ruins: -808, 184 |
Scattered Lush Cave
Seed: -2079129105671035540
This seed contains a Lush Cave scattered about a larger cave system beneath Spawn. The Lush Cave intersects with a large mineshaft, providing the cave with extra-special looting opportunities. Spawn itself is set within a Taiga biome near both Old Growth Spruce and Old Growth Pine biomes. Nearby lies a Taiga Village, with a Pillager Outpost a little further off.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave: -164, -15, -142 | Lush Cave: -166, -15, -143 |
| Mineshaft with Spider Spawner: -5, 8, -80 | Amethyst Geode: 68, -28, 22 |
| Taiga Village: -245, 16 | Taiga Village: 248, 152 |
| Pillager Outpost: -384, 352 | Buried Treasure: -56, 72 |
Small but Abundant
Seed: -5527504054927690199
This Lush Cave is small, but the caves around it more than make up for it due to the abundance of materials and underground biomes. Spawn is set in a crater ringed by Forest and Jungle biomes. Entering the cave very quickly leads players to both a Dripstone Cave and a Deep Dark biome. Adventuring further uncovers a small Lush Cave as well as a mineshaft. After excavating the cavern, you can try your hand at the nearby Ancient City!
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Cave Entrance: 76, -9 | Cave Entrance: 76, -9 |
| Lush Cave: -94, 15, 90 | Lush Cave: -94, 15, 90 |
| Mineshaft: 142, 19, -92 | Mineshaft: 182, -11, 82 |
| Deep Dark Biome: 150, -44, 47 | Deep Dark Biome: 150, -44, 47 |
| Ancient City: -215, -44, -279 | Ancient City: -584, -43, -216 |
Jungle Cave Exploration
Seed: 633155865
This seed spawns you near the coast of a Cold Ocean, with tons of ravines and rivers flowing through the region. However, the real secret to this location is the sprawling Lush Cave that is situated a few hundred blocks away from Spawn. Follow the coordinates below to find the entrance to the Lush Cave, which only seems to expand once you enter. The multiple levels inside the cave give it a nice verticality, and it is perfect for a cave home surrounded by glow berries in all directions!
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave: 452, 50, 126 | Lush Cave: 452, 50, 126 |
| Shipwreck: -88, 88 | Shipwreck: -136, 168 |
| Buried Treasure: 201, -23 | Pillager Outpost: 248, 136 |
| Plains Village: 80, 544 | Woodland Mansion: 536, 376 |
Gigantic Lush Cave
Seed: -8294498649741145889
This seed features one of the largest Lush Caves we've ever seen with a mineshaft running through it. With caves opening to the surface and a huge area underground, you could legitimately survive just in this bountiful cave. It's a very long trek from Spawn, but it's definitely worth it. What's more, there are plenty of villages to stop at during your journey!
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave: 25, 32, -2864 | Lush Cave: 25, 32, -2864 |
| Plains Village: 0, -304 | Plains Village: 184, -425 |
| Shipwreck: 440, -200 | Jungle Temple: 744, 776 |
| Ruined Portal: 312, -536 | Ancient City: 168, -51, 488 |
Lush Island Survival
Seed: -5774183300065244295
This is a majestic seed with an incredible Lush Cave nestled beneath a Snowy Taiga mountain. This seed represents the best of Minecraft's world generation mechanics right at Spawn. The Spawn is an easily defendable solitary island, ideally working as a snowy holiday getaway or a homey residence with ample resources to survive an otherwise unforgiving Minecraft world.
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Woodland Mansion: 168, 136 | Ancient City: 24, -51, 72 |
| Woodland Mansion 2: -712, 280 | Lush Cave: Below Spawn |
| Ancient City: 200, -51, -136 | Ocean Monument: -376, -344 |
| Ocean Monument: -264, -360 | Village: -744, -408 |
| Lush Cave: Below Spawn | Outpost: -856, -536 |
Holey Mountain Lush Cave
Seed: 958475346566062845
A massive Lush Cave has grown within the strong walls of a large exposed mountain on this seed, making it the perfect hideaway to establish a nature-themed home protected from the elements. You spawn a few hundred blocks away from this marvelous structure, so you can end your first day in the game in a cozy, green, and plant-filled Lush Cave!
| Key Java Locations | Key Bedrock Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave: -150, -700 | Lush Cave: -150, -700 |
| Woodland Mansion: -408, -616 | Jungle Temple: -424, 312 |
| Woodland Mansion 2: 616, -664 | Woodland Mansion: 440, -872 |
| Ocean Monument: -840, -744 | Ocean Monument: -888, -840 |
| Ancient City: -376, -43, -728 | Ancient City: -264, -44, -712 |
Lush Open Floor Cave Plan
Seed: 7977544644511621768
What you have here is one of the most extravagant displays of a Lush Cave we've ever seen. You spawn only a few hundred blocks away from a Lush Cave that spans hundreds of blocks with multiple layers and dozens of intricate tunnels branching off of it. This seed provides a wonderful setup for multiple people to make a permanent base inside an incredible cave packed with foliage.
| Java Key Locations | Bedrock Key Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave: -715, 58, 90 | Lush Cave: -715, 58, 90 |
| Village: -464, -208 | Village: 104, -232 |
| Village 2: 0, 352 | Village 2: 168, 200 |
| Village 3: 368, -240 | Village/Outpost: 392, -760 |
| Ruined Portal: 152, 232 | Ruined Portal: 152, -584 |
Snowy Mountain Lush Cave
Seed: 266623395
Start your next adventure the right way with this fascinating Minecraft seed. You start on top of a frozen mountain that has been hollowed out and filled with life. This is an exposed Lush Cave that offers multiple viewpoints to the outside world, making this terrain perfect for an evil lair or just a comfortable place to live.
| Java Key Locations | Bedrock Key Locations |
|---|---|
| Lush Cave: -425, -246 | Lush Cave: -425, -246 |
| Ancient City: 8, -51, -552 | Ancient City: -248, -51, -632 |
| Mineshaft: -408, -280 | Ocean Monument: -360, 184 |
| Large Cold Ocean Ruins: -472, -232 | Village: 216, 280 |
| Ruined Portal: -536, -360 | Ruined Portal: -296, -568 |
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