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

    Oregon Caves

    National Monument Oregon

Curriculum Materials

An active marble cave and underground stream reveal the inside of one of the world's most complex geological realms. This richness provides educational opportunities which can be found in the following curriculum-based education programs:

Teacher's Companion Guide to Oregon Caves' Videos, grades 3-8

Geology: Our Changing Earth, grades 3-5

Watersheds: Through the Mountain and to the Valley, grades 6-8

If you have a class grade outside of the curriculum based programs offered at Oregon Caves, our partner, Siskiyou Field Institute in Selma Oregon, may be able to serve your class.

Did You Know?

From the vista on the Cliff Nature trail you can see the nation's largest serpentine rock outcrops in the distance.

The mountains surrounding Oregon Caves are composed of ocean crust including rocks uplifted directly from the mantle. These mantle rocks make up one of the largest serpentine rock outcrops in the nation.