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Oregon Caves National Monument
Plan Your Visit
 

Quick Cave Tour Information

To access information summarizing cave schedule, fees, and cave tour precautions, you can download this file in adobe reader (pdf) format.  If you do not have the software to view these files, download it.

Underground Journey

Step back in time and tour the passages inside Oregon Caves.  Exploring the caves has been a tradition for more than a century. All tours are Ranger-lead and your guide will take you through the marble corridors and discuss the caves’ natural and cultural history.

 
A child discovers a butterfly in the Visitor Center.
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A child discovers a butterfly in the Visitor Center.

Aboveground Adventures

In addition to exploring the cave, have fun discovering what lies on the surface above the cave.  There are a number of different adventures to experience aboveground.

This region is recognized to be one of the most geologically unique and botanically diverse in the United States, so take advantage of your visit!

 
Depictions of a Cave Tour
Depictions of a Cave Tour
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This snail was named after an employee of Oregon Cave, not because he was slow but because he wrote the technical description of the snail.  

Did You Know?
There is a snail that lives on the marble rock outcrops of Oregon Caves that has adapted to use the calcium from the rock to make its shell.

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Last Updated: July 16, 2007 at 20:21 EST