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The Wild Cave Tour

Two hours of guided, off-trail exploration. You will walk, crawl and climb through a creek bed, with running water, loose stones and mud.

Details

  • Length: 2 hours
  • Price: $100 per person
  • Ages: 16 and up. Under 18 with a parent or guardian.
  • Group size: 2 to 10 people
  • When: Saturdays at 5 pm. Arrive at least 30 minutes early.
  • Gear: helmets, headlamps and knee pads are required and provided.
  • Wear: clothes and closed-toe shoes that are fine to get dirty. Lace-up shoes, long pants and long sleeves are strongly suggested.
  • Check-in: a liability waiver is signed on arrival.

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Where does the creek go?

The 1970 to 1971 survey maps two creek passages, the Well Room Passage running north-east from the entrance area and the Lake Room Passage running west and north-west. Follow both on the map.

Which passages the tour uses is not published, so both are drawn as candidates until the cave confirms the route.

Follow the Well Room Passage

Follow the Lake Room Passage

Wild Cave Tour photos

Flowstone and a still pool in an undeveloped passage on the Wild Cave Tour.
Flowstone and a still pool in an undeveloped passage on the Wild Cave Tour. Source: Crystal Cave
A caver in a helmet and headlamp in a low, muddy passage on the Wild Cave Tour.
A caver in a helmet and headlamp in a low, muddy passage on the Wild Cave Tour. Source: Crystal Cave
A close macro view of clear and pink calcite crystals with dark mineral inclusions.
A close macro view of clear and pink calcite crystals with dark mineral inclusions. Source: Crystal Cave (visitcrystalcave.com)