Mitchell Caverns, Limestone caves in Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, California, US.

Mitchell Caverns is a system of three connected limestone caves in the Providence Mountains, set within the Mojave Desert in California. The cave walls and ceilings are covered with stalactites, stalagmites, and smooth sheets of flowstone that formed over thousands of years.

The Chemehuevi knew the caves as "the eyes of the mountain" for their two visible entrances and left tools there; a Shasta ground sloth fossil was also found. Jack and Ida Mitchell ran the caves as a Route 66 rest stop from 1934 to 1954, and their prospect holes remain. California made the area a state park in 1956; tours resumed on November 3, 2017, after a closure from 2011.

The Chemehuevi people called these caves 'the eyes of the mountain' because the two openings on the rock face look like eyes when seen from a distance. Standing at the base of the Providence Mountains today, it is easy to see why that image stuck.

The caves can only be visited on a guided tour, and reservations should be made in advance since spots fill up quickly. Sturdy shoes are a good idea, as the paths inside are narrow and uneven in places.

The caves are the only limestone caves in the California State Park system. Paleontologists have recovered remains of prehistoric animals here, including a Shasta ground sloth, and the Chemehuevi left tools and material culture in and around the chambers.