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"The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time."

-Henry David Thoreau

Lehman Caves is a beautiful marble cave ornately decorated with stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, flowstone, popcorn, and over 300 rare shield formations.

Tour Basics
Lehman Caves may only be entered with a guided tour. Cave tours are offered daily, year round, except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Park rangers lead all tours, explaining the history, ecology, and geology of the caves.   

Cave tours are 60 or 90 minutes long. The 60 minute tour travels 0.4 miles, and is ideal for families with young children.

The 90 minute tour, which is 0.54 miles in length, views three additional rooms and includes the Grand Palace, home of the famous Parachute Shield. Children must be at least 5 years old to accompany the 90 minute cave tour. 

Cave tours are limited to 20 persons and often sell out in the summer. 

Ticket Sales
Tickets are required for cave tours, and may be purchased two ways:  

• In person at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center on arrival.
• In advance (strongly recommended) by phone at (775) 234-7331 x 242, between the hours of 9:00am to 4:00pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
  If you get a voicemail box, please leave a message and we will call you back as soon as possible.

Visitors may purchase tickets in person or by phone up to 30 days in advance. Tickets cannot be purchased by phone on the the day of the tour - they may be purchased in person only. All tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase. Major credit cards are accepted for phone orders. All advance sales are final, so please plan carefully. 

Advance tickets must be picked up at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center at least 15 minutes prior to tour time, at which time unclaimed tickets will go on sale to walk-in customers. Golden Age/Golden Access cards must be presented to be eligible for a discount. Unclaimed tickets will not be refunded.

Ticket Prices
Because cave tour fees are not entrance fees, they are not covered by America the Beautiful annual passes. Golden Age and Golden Access cardholders are entitled to a discount. Please note that discounts are for the cardholder only, and will not cover additional family members.

WINTER TOUR SCHEDULE

• Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - Thursday, May 27, 2010

SUMMER TOUR SCHEDULE

• Friday, May 22, 2009 - Monday, September 7, 2009
  

Group Tours
To arrange tours for school groups, please contact the park Education Coordinator via e-mail, or call (775) 234-7331 x 209.

Bus tours must call at least two weeks in advance.

Accessible Tours
Brief tours of the first room of the cave, the Gothic Palace, are available for those unable to negotiate the stairs and narrow passageways of the tour route.  Participants join the first 30 minutes of a regular tour, and are escorted out of the cave by a ranger.  Another friend or family member must be available to assist visitors in non-motorized wheelchairs.  

Please be advised that wheelchairs are not available at the park.  First room tours may not be available on every tour, depending on staffing levels.