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Oregon Caves National Monument100 years of Adventure
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Oregon Caves National Monument
Cave Tours
A ranger shows cave formations at Paradise Lost.

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A ranger shows cave formations at Paradise Lost.

"Never attempt to go through the caves without a competent guide as there are a thousand places in which to get lost," Vic Smith, a guard appointed to the Caves, 1911."

General Cave Tour

Take a tour through a marble cave. Learn and discover how the geology, fossils, cave life, bats, watershed, old-growth forest, and human history make Oregon Caves significant.

Off-Trail Cave Tours - summers only
Enjoy an "Introduction to Caving."  Caving is a sport for those who enjoy physical and mental challenges in their quest to see new things and experience new places.  Get off the beaten path and learn about caving techniques, etiquette, and conservation.   

 
Visitors experience the Candle Light Tour.

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Visitors explore the cave by candle light.

Candle Light Cave Tours - summers only
During weekends in the summer, the last tour of the day is conducted by candle light. This gives visitors a chance to see what early explorers of the cave might have seen as they went from room to room with a candle.
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: November 30, 2008 at 15:07 EST