| 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 Mon-Fri 11, 13, 15:30, Sat, Sun 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. NOV to MAR closed. Saltpetre Cave Spelunking Tours: APR to OCT Tue, Thu 10, Sat 13:30. NOV to MAR closed. [2005] |
| Fee: |
Adults $6, Children (3-12) $3. Spelunking tours: per person $10. [2005] |
| Classification: |
 Karst cave
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| Light: | electric |
| Dimension: | T=8-9°C. |
| Guided tours: |
L=800m, D=60min. Spelunking tours: D=2.5h. |
| 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.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/03/02 09:11:22 $ |
| 1780 | area discovered by white settlers. | |
| 1812 | mining works in Saltpetre Cave to make gunpowder for the war. |
Saltpetre Cave is a "historic cave" as it was used to mine bat guano for saltpetre during the War of 1812. The mining works are shown on the tour.
Although this cave is a true show cave with electric light, the tour includes some stooping. But - except the 30 steps staircase into the cave - it is level. The cave is dry and a little dusty.
The spelunking tour shows also the not lit parts of the cave, includes crawling, stooping and getting dirty.
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