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Oregon Caves National Monument Over 100 years of Exploration: a group of friends explore the cave by candlight in the early 1900's
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Oregon Caves National Monument
Cave Tour Precautions
There are many low ceilings and stairs without handrails on the cave tour.

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Be careful not to touch the walls of the cave!

The cave tour lasts 90 minutes, is considered moderately strenuous, and is not recommended for people with heart, breathing, or walking problems. The half mile (1 km) route includes more than 500 stairs (most of which are steep and uneven) and a total climb of 230 feet (70 m). The lowest passageway you will have to duck under is about 45 inches (about 1 m) tall.

Visitors have the option to leave the cave 45 minutes into the tour.

The first room of the cave is accessible to visitors using wheelchairs. Canes or walking devices must have stem diameters greater than one inch. For more information, please visit Accessibility.

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Jaguar skull from Oregon Caves National Monument.

Did You Know?
The most complete jaguar fossil in the United States was discovered inside Oregon Caves in 1995 by crews who were working on a map of the cave.
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Last Updated: October 26, 2007 at 18:29 MST