Memorial Day to Labor Day daily 10-16.
Labor Day to 15-OCT weekends 10-16.
[2006]
Karst cave,
river cave,
cave system
Mystery Cave, Tel: +1-507-937-3251
| Location: | Forestville, Fillmore County. 10km south of Wykoff. I-90, exit to Hwy 63 south, 40 kms. Hwy 16 onto Fillmore County Highway 5, 6km south, then 3km east on Fillmore County 118 to the park entrance. |
| Open: |
15-APR to Memorial Day weekends 10-16. Memorial Day to Labor Day daily 10-16. Labor Day to 15-OCT weekends 10-16. [2006] |
| Fee: | Adults USD 9, Children (5-12) USD 6, Children (0-4) free. State Park vehicle permit USD 7. [2006] |
| Classification: |
Karst cave,
river cave,
cave system
|
| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | L=20,583m, HD=30m, A=396m asl, T=9°C. |
| Guided tours: | V=130,000/a. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park, 21071 County 118 Preston, MN 55965, Tel. +1-507-352-5111. Mystery Cave, Tel: +1-507-937-3251 |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:32:39 $ |
| 1988 | purchased as an addition to Forestville State Park. |
Mystery Cave is a maze of linear corridors. It shows many dripstones and rare rimstone pools.
Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park is located within the karst region of Minnesota and exhibits many karst features. South Branch Root River sinks into Mystery Cave through gravel filled crevices in the river bed. Normally there is more water than the sinkholes swallow, but in dry times, the entire stream vanishes.
The tours to Mystery Cave sometimes depends on the weather. Due to heavy rains, the main entrance may be under water. When this happens, a limited schedule of tours may be available at the Minnesota Cavern Entrance.
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