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Miller's Chapel at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve

Mountain Meadows at Bigelow Lakes at Oregon Caves National Preserve

Speliothems in the Banana Grove room, Oregon Caves.

Paradise Lost

Physical Address:

21000 Caves Hwy

Cave Junction, OR 97523

Mailing Address:

19000 Caves Hwy

Cave Junction, OR 97523

contact-details

Phone Number: 5415922100 Voice
Phone Number: 5415923981 Fax

Email Address: orca_information@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

Deep within the Siskiyou Mountains are dark, twisting passages that await your discovery. Eons of acidic water seeping into marble rock created and decorated the wondrous “Marble Halls of Oregon.” Join a tour, get a taste of what caving is all about, and explore a mountain from the inside and out!

park designation:National Monument & Preserve

Directions:

Take 199 to Cave Junction, Oregon. Turn onto OR-46 (a Chevron gas station is on the corner). Follow OR-46 for 20 miles to the Monument and Preserve.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Spring hours

Cave tours are available Thursdays through Mondays until Memorial Day weekend and then daily in the summer. Guided tours are offered 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. A limited number of reservation tours will be available at www.recreation.gov. Please call our Illinois Valley Visitor Center at 541-592-5125 if you have any questions.

Summer Hours

Cave tours are available daily through Labor Day. Then 5-days per week through Sunday, November 5, 2023. Guided tours are offered 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. A limited number of reservation tours will be available at www.recreation.gov. Same day, first come, first served tickets are available at both park visitor centers.

Fall Hours

Cave tours will be available from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursdays through Mondays from Labor Day to Sunday, November 5, 2023. Please call our Illinois Valley Visitor Center at 541-592-5125 if you have any questions. Closed in the winter.

Weather Information:

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