| Location: | Southwestern Oregon, 32km east of Cave Junction. I5, exit Grants Pass, Hwy 199 southwest to Cave Junction, Hwy 46 east 32km. Crescent City, Hwy 199 NE to Cave Junction, Hwy 46 east 32km. |
| Open: |
19-MAR to 28-MAY daily 10-16, tours on the hour. 29-MAY to 18-JUN daily 9-17, tours on the hour. 19_JUN to 06-SEP daily 9-19, tours every 15min. 07-SEP to 11-OCT daily 9-17, tours on the hour. 12-OCT to 24-OCT daily 10-16, tours on the hour. 25-OCT to 28-NOV daily 10, 12, 14, 16. 29-NOV to 18-MAR closed. [2007] |
| Fee: |
Adults $8.50, Children (0-16) $6, Golden Age Pass holders 50% discount. Children must be 42 inches tall and pass a stair test to go on the cave tour. [2007] |
| Classification: |
 Karst cave
marble cave
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| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | T=7°C. |
| Guided tours: | L=800m, St=526, D=90min. |
| Bibliography: |
Frank K Walsh, William R Halliday (1982):
Oregon Caves, discovery and exploration, Oregon Caves National Monument.
Te-Cum-Tom Publications, Oregon, Third edition 1982, iv + 27 pp, many photos, survey, SB.
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| Address: |
Oregon Caves National Monument, 19000 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523, Tel: +1-541-592-2100,
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:32:42 $ |
| 1874 | discovered by Elijah Davidson, a 25 year old hunter chasing after his dog. | |
| 1885 | Homer D Harkness and Walter C Burch filed a mining claim for 65ha. They opened the caves as a tourist attraction under the name The Limestone Caves. | |
| 1907 | a party of influential men including Joaquin Miller, the "poet of the Sierras", visited the cave. | |
| 1909 | President William Howard Taft proclaimed Oregon Caves National Monument. | |
| 1922 | a road to the park was opened. | |
| 1934 | the Chateau, a hotel, was build. | |
| 1930s | the development of the cave started. | |
| 1985 | the National Park Service started to restore the cave. A new lighting and trail system was installed. |
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The cave consists of a series of narrow twisting passages that connect with intersecting rooms in an ascending direction. The tour traverses the cave, rising 250 feet in elevation and exiting from an artificial opening on the side of the canyon. The cave is profusely decorated and although not large has colourful and interesting formations. The area around the entrance has been improved with a rustic lodge with 1930's style diner, but the land is so steep and precipitous that there is no parking area for visitors. It is necessary to park a kilometre away where the Park Service has cleared a level parking area. It is a beautiful setting with hiking trails maintained by the Park Service in the surrounding Siskiyou Forest. Text by Tony Oldham (2004). With kind permission. |
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