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Oregon Caves National Monument
Fees & Reservations
 

Reservations:

Currently, cave tours are sold on a first come first serve basis at the Monument. Early arrival is recommended and tickets may be purchased for any tour scheduled the day of your arrival.

Fees:

There is no entrance fee to visit the Monument*. To enter the caves, the rates are as follows: 

General Cave Tours

$8.50 Adults, ages 17 and over
$6.00 Juniors, ages 16 and under

Group Rates (12 or more people)

$6.00 Adults
$4.00 Juniors

  • Please contact the Lead Guide, David Thompson, at (541) 592-2100 ext. 2259 and let us know when your group will be coming.    

Educational Fee Waivers

Your education group may qualify for a fee waiver

If you plan on bringing a school group to the caves during the spring or fall, learn more about educational field trips at the For Teachers page.

Annual & Lifetime Passes

  • America the Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass...admits up to four people total into the cave at no charge.
  • America the Beautiful Senior Pass or America the Beautiful Access Pass...allow only the cardholder to receive a 50% discount on regularly priced tours. 
  • Golden Age Passport or Golden Access Passport...allow only the cardholder to receive a 50% discount on regularly priced tours.

Annual & Lifetime Passes Sales:
 
Annual Pass: America The Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass

  • $80.00
  • Good for one year from date of purchase
  • Replaced both the National Parks Annual Pass and the Golden Eagle Pass on January 1st, 2007

Senior Pass: America The Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass

  • $10.00
  • Golden Age passes are still valid for life

Access Pass: America The Beautiful - The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass

  • Free 
  • Golden Access passes are still valid for life

For more information about the America The Beautiful passes, visit www.recreation.gov.

*You may have heard that the National Park Service will waive Entrance Fees on three summer weekends-- June 20-21, July 18-19,  August 15-16, and September 26, 2009. However, it is always free to visit the Monument. If you want to visit the cave it does have a fee (see prices above). Therefore the entrance wavier does not include cave tours. Learn more about the entrance fee waivers.

Height Requirement
Traveling with Children?
Children must be 42 inches tall for the cave tour.
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Cave Tour Precautions
There are how many stairs?
You may encounter difficulties on the cave tour.
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The rock wall and water fall taken in this 1930s photo are the same you see today when you visit the Oregon Caves chateau.  

Did You Know?
Most of the rock work seen around the historic district of Oregon Caves was made by Civilian Conservation Corps crews.
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Last Updated: September 03, 2009 at 22:11 EST