A timed reservation is also necessary and may be booked through starting April 15. $5/vehicle/day or valid Recreation Pass. Fee tube available for payment on-site. Timed reservations are required to visit Ape Cave during the open season. Timed reservations are required and are available at. Reservation System, Frequently Asked Questions: English, Spanish, Russian.Īccessible Adventures Video (Ape Cave description at 1:58)

Reservation System: Timed reservations are required to visit Ape Cave during the open season: May 18 Cave through October 31. Choose a two-hour time slot for your desired day on ($2 admin fee). Practice Leave No Trace principles by packing out all that you bring with you. Help protect our bats and caves from White Nose Syndrome. Touching kills cave slime, a basis for the food chain of tiny creatures that live there. Help protect Ape Cave. Please do not touch cave walls or ceiling.

For the more adventurous, the 1.5 mile upper cave route leads to a climb up an eight foot rock wall and scramble over rock piles, then an exit and a 1.5 mile above ground hike back to the parking lot.Īpe Cave is the third longest lava tube (2.5 miles long) in North America and cave temperature is 42 degrees F/5.6 degrees C year-round. Make sure to bring two sources of light per person (a cell phone light is not bright enough), sturdy shoes, warm clothing, even in warm weather. In summer, Ape Headquarters, a small information station, offers lantern rentals, information and sales items to ticket holders. The ¾ mile, one-way lower cave route is relatively easy and family friendly. A short, paved, accessible trail beneath towering trees leads to a stairwell into the cave. Explore a chilly, pitch-black lava tube over two miles long.

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