| Location: |
In Sequoia National Park, between the Ash Mountain entrance and Giant Forest.
From parking lot 800m hike down Cascade Creek.
No buses, trailers or vehicles over 6m long on Crystal Cave Road!
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| Open: |
08-MAY to 11-JUN Mon-Fri 11, 12, 15, 16, Sat, Sun 11-16, every hour on the full hour.
12-JUN to 06-SEP Mon-Fri 11-16, Sat, Sun 10-17, every half hour.
07-SEP to 26-SEP Mon-Fri 11, 12, 15, 16, Sat, Sun 11-16, every hour on the full hour.
27-SEP to 14-NOV Sun-Fri 11, 14, 15, Sat 11, 16 (weather permitting).
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| Fee: |
Adults $10, SNHA members $5, Children (6-12) $5, Seniors $8.
Tickets must be purchased in advance at Lodgepole or Foothills visitor centers!
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| Classification: |
 Karst cave,
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| Light: |
electric
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| Dimension: |
L=3300m, T=9°C.
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| Guided tours: |
D=50min., L=800m. Not wheelchair accessible.
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| Bibliography: |
Joel Despain (S.N.H.A.) (1994):
Crystal Cave: A Guidebook to the Underground World of Sequoia National Park,
49 p., $9.95.
Joel Despain (2003):
Hidden Beneath the Mountains,
Caves of the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.
128 pp, many colour photos. Cave Books, Ohio, USA, ISBN: 0939748568
 amazon.com
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| Address: |
Sequoia Natural History Association, HCR-89 Box 10, Three Rivers, CA 93271, Tel: +1-209-565-3134.
E-mail: 
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:40:16 $ |
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| ???? | two Native Americans die or are intered in Crystal Cave. |
| 1600-1810 | burned wood is left behind inside the entrance to Crystal Cave. |
| 28-APR-1918 | discovered by A L Medley and C M Webster, two park trail construction employees who were fishing along Cascade Creek on their day off. |
| 30-APR-1918 | first exploration led by Walter Fry. |
| JUL-1918 | Marble Hall found in Crystal Cave. |
| 29-MAY-1940 | opened to the public. |
| MAY-1946 | the book Crystal Cave by Frank Oberhansley is published. |
| 1957-1958 | self-guided tours lead to wide spread vandalism. |
| 1982 | operated by Sequoia Natural History Association |
The entrance to Crystal Cave is closed by an iron gate, looking like a spider's
web.
The cave is maze-like in character.
Marble Hall measures 60m long, 20m wide, and is 10 to 15m high.
