APR to OCT Tue, Thu 14, Sat, Sun 10.
NOV-MAR closed.
Batcave Spelunking Tours:
APR to OCT Mon, Wed, Fri 14:30, Sun 13:30.
NOV to MAR closed.
[2005]
Spelunking tours: per person $10.
[2005]
Karst cave
Spelunking tours: D=2.5h, T=13-16°C.
| Location: | Exit 161 off I-64. 3.2km east on U.S. 60 to State Hwy. 182. Park entrance 13km N of Olive Hill. Cave tours depart from the Welcome Center. |
| Open: |
Visitors Center: APR-OCT daily 9-16:30, NOV-MAR daily 9:30-16. APR to OCT Tue, Thu 14, Sat, Sun 10. NOV-MAR closed. Batcave Spelunking Tours: APR to OCT Mon, Wed, Fri 14:30, Sun 13:30. NOV to MAR closed. [2005] |
| Fee: |
Per person $7. Spelunking tours: per person $10. [2005] |
| Classification: |
Karst cave
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| Light: | none, bring torch |
| Dimension: | T=13-16°C. |
| Guided tours: |
L=3300m, D=2h. Spelunking tours: D=2.5h, T=13-16°C. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Carter Caves State Resort Park, 344 Caveland Drive, Route 5, Box 1120, Olive Hill, KY 41164-9032, Tel: +1-606-286-4411, Fax: +1-800-325-0059.
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2007/11/19 21:32:58 $ |
| 1780 | area discovered by white settlers. |
Bat Cave is a wild cave. There are two different tours into this cave, both include stooping and bending. Visitors should wear appropriate clothes and closed shoes, and bring their own electric torches, as this cave is not lit at all.
The spelunking tour, called "crawling tour" includes even more crawling in the muddy cave. Appropriate clothes and additional clothes to change afterwards are a good idea.
In winter this cave is used by thousands of Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) for hibernation, and it is thus closed for visitors. The number of bats is estimated nearly 30,000 individuals.
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