Minecraft Lush Caves Finder
Highlight every Lush Caves patch on your Minecraft seed — Java 26.3 & Bedrock 1.26.51, any seed, free, no sign-up.
Quick answer: Lush Caves are vibrant underground biomes filled with azaleas, glow berries, moss and dripleaf — and the only place axolotls spawn naturally. They are common: half of worlds have one within 350 blocks of the world centre. This finder highlights every Lush Cave on your seed, free, Java & Bedrock.
Where do Lush Caves generate?
Lush Caves generate underground in any Overworld biome, most often between about Y 0 and Y ‒30. An azalea tree on the surface is the natural marker that one sits below — but this finder skips the guesswork and shows them directly on the map.
How far away is the nearest Lush Cave?
Close. Across 200 random worlds, half had a Lush Cave within 350 blocks of the world centre (0, 0), and 9 in 10 had one within 750. They form under almost any Overworld biome, so the nearest is rarely a long trip. Enter your seed above and the map highlights every patch; click one to read its coordinates, then dig down to roughly Y ‒10 at that X/Z, or follow an azalea tree straight down.
| How close | Java and Bedrock |
|---|---|
| Half of worlds have one within | 350 blocks |
| 9 worlds in 10 have one within | 750 blocks |
| Worlds with one within 1,000 blocks | Almost every world |
Measured with this finder on 200 random worlds, from the centre of the world (0, 0). A seed puts its biomes in the same places on Java and Bedrock, so one column covers both. Distances are rounded.
What is special about Lush Caves?
They are the only biome where axolotls spawn, and the only natural source of glow berries — a plantable light. You will also find moss for bone-meal carpets, big and small dripleaf, spore blossoms and clay pools, which makes them a favourite base spot.
Does the Lush Caves finder work on Bedrock?
Yes — it covers both editions, Minecraft 26.3 on Java and 1.26.51 on Bedrock. Lush Caves were added in 1.18 (Caves & Cliffs Part II) on both. The map highlights every patch on your seed — no sign-up, any seed.
How to find the Lush Caves biome in Minecraft
Look up for an azalea tree. Azaleas only generate on the surface directly above a Lush Cave, so a lone flowering azalea in the middle of any other biome is a marker pointing straight down. Underground, the tell is colour: moss, glow berries and dripleaf light up a cave that would otherwise be bare stone. Dig beneath the azalea, or read the coordinates off the map above and tunnel to about Y minus 10 to minus 30.
Lush Caves at a glance
| Generates in | Climate | How common | Version added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underground in the Overworld, under azalea trees (most common around Y 0 to ‒30) | Temperature 0.9 Precipitation None | Common underground — half of worlds have one within 350 blocks of 0, 0 | Java 1.18 · Bedrock 1.18 |
Notable for: Axolotls, glow berries (a light source you can plant), moss and big/small dripleaf, clay and an azalea tree growing on the surface above each one
What spawns here
Higher weight means a mob is more likely to spawn. Weights only compare within the same category.
Monster
Slime Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.
Creature
Water Creature
Tropical Fish Tropical fish are spawned twice.
Tropical Fish Tropical fish are spawned twice.
