Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Tours

About Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Tours

Overview:Looking for an adventure? Explore a mountain inside and out. Twist and bend through angled marble passages deep underground on a ranger-guided tour of the Oregon Caves. Wonder at the smooth flowstones, stalactites and stalagmites. Above ground, you can hike old growth forests and high mountain meadows, or relax in the Oregon Caves Chateau, a National Historic Landmark. Visit, discover, and have fun. Cave tours run late March through early November. Hiking trails are open year-round.

How to Get There

Directions: Do not rely exclusively on your mobile GPS, Google Maps or similar automated navigation systems to get to the park Visitor Center in time for your cave tour. Do not trust automated navigation systems as these often direct people off paved highways onto gravel mountain roads. Grants Pass from the I-5: Take exit 58 to merge onto NE 6th St/OR-99/Redwood Hwy Continue to follow Redwood Hwy (3 mi) Turn right at US-199 toward Cave Junction (29 mi) In Cave Junction, turn left onto OR-46; If time allows stop at Illinois Valley Visitor Center for current conditions and information. Follow OR-46 for 20 miles to the monument parking lot. (From Cave Junction, the drive and 900ft walk to the Visitor Center takes one hour.) From Crescent City, California: Drive north on US-101 Take exit 794 to merge onto US-199 toward Grants Pass/I-5 In Cave Junction, turn right onto OR-46; If time allows stop at the Illinois Valley Visitor Center for current conditions and information. Follow OR-46 for 20 miles to the monument parking lot. (From Cave Junction, the drive and 900ft walk to the Visitor Center takes one hour.) From Brookings, Oregon: Drive south on US-101 Turn left at CA-197 Turn left onto US-199 toward Grants Pass/I-5 In Cave Junction, turn right at OR-46; If time allowing stop at the Illinois Valley Visitor Center for current conditions and information; Follow OR-46 for 20 miles to the Monument. (From Cave Junction, the drive and 900ft walk to the Visitor Center takes one hour.)

Plan Your Visit to Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Tours

Heading to Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve Tours? A few things to know before you go:

• Reservations: popular sites fill up fast — check Recreation.gov 6 months in advance
• Fees: day-use and camping fees vary; check current rates on the official park page
• Trash & pack-out: follow Leave No Trace principles
• Wildlife: store food in bear boxes where provided; never feed wildlife
• Weather: the 5-day forecast above is updated every 6 hours; verify just before you go

References & Official Resources

• Official Recreation.gov page
• View on OpenStreetMap
• Driving directions (Google Maps)