• Photo of the vast drapery formations inside Oregon Caves National Monument.

    Oregon Caves

    National Monument Oregon

For Kids

Oregon Caves offers a variety of activities directed at our most valuable natural resource YOU! First, you can get a sneak peek at the caves and visit Oregon Caves virtual tour.

What can you do at the Monument?

1. Explore the Underground World
See the beautiful speleothems (cave deposits) shimmer in the Earth. Just remember: stalactites hold tight to the ceiling and stalagmites might reach the ceiling one day!

2. Earn a Junior Ranger Badge
This program is fun and rewarding. Upon completion of this program, you share the responsibilities of protecting and preserving the Monument.

3. Explore the Ancient Forests
While you hike, earn Junior Ranger Trail Buttons when completing a fun activity while in the woods.

4. Participate in Park Ranger Programs
Want to know what kind of fossils were found inside the caves? How could some trees need fires to live? Find out the answers while engaging in Park Ranger Programs.

  • Become a WebRanger! Become a WebRanger!

    Have fun and help your park.

  • Hiking Trails Hiking Trails

    Explore the four hiking trails in the old-growth forest. Read More

Did You Know?

This snail was named after an employee of Oregon Cave, not because he was slow but because he wrote the technical description of the snail.

There is a snail that lives on the marble rock outcrops of Oregon Caves that has adapted to use the calcium from the rock to make its shell.