Best Minecraft 1.20 Lush Cave seeds for Java and Bedrock (May 2024)

So lush you'll forget you're underground!

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.

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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 Alcove

A small Lush Cave in a Taiga hill.
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Seed: 7567714737644180251

This small Lush Cave is at one end of the ravine you spawn in. It has clay, water, moss, and a few glow berries. If you want to expand the lush aspects of the cave, I recommend using bone meal on the moss blocks to spread it further through the ravine. Farming the glow berries will give you an easy source of food while being a convenient way to light up the ravine.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Lush Alcove: -45, -141

Undersea Adventure

A giant Lush Cave cavern with moss, water, and lava everywhere.
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Seed: -5725788997960297992

Dig beneath the island you spawn on to reach this Lush Cave. Keep in mind that you'll have to dig through part of the ocean before reaching this cave. While it's a dangerous way of spelunking, the cave itself is more than worth the risk! The Lush Cave fills a giant cavern with moss, glow berries, waterfalls, and even lava falls.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Underwater Lush Cave: -9, 18

Lush Lake Cave

A Lush Cave next to a lake in a Dark Forest.
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Seed: 713085873196302176

This Lush Cave is slightly hidden and looks much smaller than it truly is. Water from the lake pours into the cave, creating a waterfall that is home to multicolored Axolotls. Travel to the right in the cave to find a gap leading to a much larger portion of Lush Cave. This larger cave expands in multiple directions with more moss, glow berries, and even mineshafts to be found. It will drop you down to deepslate, so come prepared with food, tools, and wood.

Key Locations and Coordinates
Lush Cave Entrance: -77, 63, -113
Axolotl Waterfall: -80, 43, -119
Gap to Larger Lush Cave: -92, 14, -157

BadLush Cave

A Lush Cave with a mineshaft beneath a Badlands biome.
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Seed: 6036087052092371237

This Lush Cave is hidden beneath the Badlands biome this world starts in. The entrance is only a short walk away, with Java players having a mineshaft right at the start. If you follow the waterfall to the bottom of the cave, you'll be able to find several diamonds and a Deep Dark biome! Having these two rarer cave biomes right next to Spawn is a treat for all Minecraft players.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave Entrance: 38, 13Lush Cave Entrance: 38, 13
Deep Dark biome: 50, -44, -75Deep Dark biome: 50, -44, -75
Mineshaft: 62, -10, -51Desert Temple: 360, -184

Many Lush Caves

A Lush Cave going beneath a lake with some of its moss at the bottom of the lake.
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Seed: -5972141971089752713

Several Lush Caves can be found across this large Taiga biome. Some of them drop down to deepslate, while others remain relatively shallow. Java players have a shipwreck to explore if they get tired of searching for caves. In contrast, Bedrock players will have some Cold Ocean ruins.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave beneath Lake: -120, -78Lush Cave beneath Lake: -120, -78
Lush Cave Pit: 11, -24Lush Cave Pit: 11, -24
Shipwreck: 132, 18Small Cold Ocean Ruin: -232, 8

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Lush Waterfalls

A large Lush Cave filled with waterfalls and pools.
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Seed: 5494226668347250144

If water is your thing, you'll love this Lush Cave! It is filled with both waterfalls and pools of water, plus hundreds of blocks of clay and moss. I recommend clearing it out and lighting it up with glow moss and lanterns to create a whimsical home base. Since it drops down to deepslate, you're sure to find a lot of diamonds while doing so!

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave entrance: 72, 192Lush Cave entrance: 72, 192

Taiga Lush Crater

A crater in a Taiga biome that has turned into a Lush Cave.
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Seed: -6050001627388282786

This Lush Cave comes in the form of a small crater in the midst of a Taiga biome. The small waterfall allows Axolotls to spawn, making it a great place to gather them and moss blocks. There is a second Lush Cave a hundred blocks away that gives you the opportunity to gather more blocks if the crater isn't enough. The Taiga biome's blocks would go great with those of the Lush Cave when crafting a quaint cottage in the area.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Crater: 70, 81Lush Crater: 70, 81
Second Lush Cave Entrance: 39, 63, 173Second Lush Cave Entrance: 39, 63, 173

Lots-of-Lush

A large Lush Cave in a Bamboo Jungle that has the appearance of a staircase.
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Seed: 7351978043231109544

The Lush Cave in this seed is filled with all of the resources you could ever need. There are lots of smaller rooms, so each room contains clay, dripleaf plants, glow berries, and moss in spades. The close quarters make ores on the walls and ceiling easier to gather as well. As a bonus, venturing deeper into the cave will lead you to a mineshaft.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave Entrance: 220, 99, -74Lush Cave Entrance: 220, 99, -74
Mineshaft: 340, 29, -21Ancient City: 456, -44, 184

Lush Fall

A tall Lush Ravine that goes deep underground.
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Seed: pixie

If Lush is what you want, Lush is what you'll get in this seed. Upon spawning into the world, you'll find yourself beneath the tall walls of a Lush Ravine. Java players will spawn on a tree outside of this, but that just makes it easier to gather wood and hop on in. All players will be able to find amethyst geodes a short walk from the entrance of the cave.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Ravine: SpawnLush Ravine: Spawn
Amethyst Geode: 209, -20, -53Hallway to Circular Lush Room: 119, 15, -72
Second Amethyst Geode: 59, 2, -85Amethyst Geode: 133, 21, -84

Lush Secrets

A narrow Lush Cave complete with moss and glowberries.
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Seed: 5461134494735822438

This Lush Cave looks basic, but it has plenty of hidden treasures for players to find. Java players will be able to find a mineshaft combined if they venture straight into it. Bedrock players will not have the same mineshaft, but they will have buried treasure in the nearby area. Make sure to explore every pathway in the cave's entrance to get the most out of this seed.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave Entrance: -53, 77, -15Lush Cave Entrance: -53, 77, -15
Axolotl Pond: -84, 31, 17Axolotl Pond: -84, 31, 17
Lush Mineshaft: -50, 18, 66Buried Treasure: -120, -120

Axolotl Aquarium

A large underground lake with Axolotls and a Lush Cave beneath it.
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Seed: 2125168685608816153

This Lush Cave is unique in that it is nearly entirely underwater. This makes it perfect for finding Axolotls and Tropical Fish so long as you have the proper gear but limits the glow berries and spore blossoms to small areas beneath the water. Players who enjoy crafting unique builds could transform the stone and deepslate blocks around the cave into glass to turn it into a proper aquarium.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Cave Entrance: 124, 70, -108Cave Entrance: 124, 70, -108
Axolotl Pond: 150, 23, -121Axolotl Pond: 150, 23, -121
Glowberry Patch: 170, -10, -120Glowberry Patch: 170, -10, -120

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Lush Restoration Project

A giant lava fall flowing into a Lush Cave.
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Seed: 6312179574538109455

What was once a beautiful, thriving Lush Cave has been overrun by lava, monsters, and more. Axolotls and Tropical Fish populations have declined, putting them at risk of total extinction. If you can safely remove the lava falls and destroy the monsters that have taken over, perhaps you can help the native species repopulate.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave Entrance: -40, 65, -144Lush Cave Entrance: -40, 65, -144
Lush Area 1: -56, 29, -177Lush Area 1: -56, 29, -177
Lush Area 2: -3, -2, -170Lush Area 2: -3, -2, -170

Lush Desert Spawn

A Lush Cave ravine in the Desert next to a Coral Reef.
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Seed: 6901246630908667560

If you want a Lush Cave and you want it now, look no further than this seed! You spawn directly within a Lush ravine in a Desert. Creative players can work on expanding the cave out into the surrounding sands and seas to create a beautiful lush oasis, while more survival-type players can explore the cave and use it to dig deeper into the earth. If the cave is combined with the nearby Coral Reef, this Lush Cave seed may become one of the most beautiful worlds ever seen in Minecraft!

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave: SpawnLush Cave: Spawn
Coral Reef: 31, -35Coral Reef: 31, -35
Shipwreck: 52, -60Buried Treasure 1: -184, 52, -120
Desert Temple: 88, -152Buried Treasure 2: -184, 43, -232

Small Lush Cave in a Taiga Hill

A small Lush Cave hidden in a corner of a Taiga hill.
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Seed: 2603597979974453247

This small Lush Cave hidden in the side of a mountain is perfect for players who want to gather the Lush Cave's special loot without intending to make their home in one. There is a much larger Lush Cave beneath the surface for those who want more of the biome and are willing to risk their lives to get it. Players will be able to find a few Taiga Villages in the area, with Java players having a few ruined portals as well.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave: -112, -272Lush Cave: -112, -272
Larger Lush Cavern: 11, 22, -114Larger Lush Cavern: 11, 22, -114
Ruined Portal: 1, 33Taiga Village 1: -376, 216
Taiga Village with Ruined Portal: 189, -265Taiga Village 2: 86, -440

Open-Air Lush Cave in Bamboo Jungle

A Lush Cave that is visible from the surface between Jungle trees and stalks of bamboo.
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Seed: 302912650679026252

The light grey clay and blue waters of this Lush Cave stand out from the greens and browns of the Bamboo Jungle, making it easy to spot. On the surface it looks like a shallow cave, but there is a drop on the right side that transports players directly to deepslate. Java players will find a mineshaft in this area that makes it well worth the exploration. Stock up on moss and spore flowers while searching the cave for diamonds and other rare minerals.

Key Java LocationsKey Bedrock Locations
Lush Cave: 12, -328Lush Cave: 12, -328
Lush Drop to Deepslate and Mineshaft: 0, -382Lush Drop to Deepslate: 0, -382

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