Celebrate Cave Week!

Cave Week 2023 will take place during the first week of June:
June 4^th – June 10^th

Chimney Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico.

NPS image by Dan Pawlak.

Welcome to Cave Week 2023!

Cave Week is a great chance to enjoy, celebrate and learn about our National Park caves. National Park caves provide tons of family fun and adventures for hundreds of thousands of Americans each year.

More than 20 U.S. parks, several Parks Canada sites and NASA are participating in Cave Week via social media posts, cave tours, exhibits, school events, web pages and much more. To be involved in cave week join your nearby park's social media feed or follow their links below.

This year marks the 6th anniversary of Cave Week. The focus of the week is on caves and karst, their importance, geology, history, biology, current research, exploration, restoration, and promoting other sites across the US, Canada, and the world.

Featured Articles

Explore Further

• Cave Week News and Stories

Share Your #CaveWeek

Join the vibrant virtual community of stewards, educators, and cavers in celebrating #CaveWeek, and share opportunities to interact.

Find Your Park

Parks Canada Sites

• Cave and Basin National Historic Site—in Banff National Park

• Bruce Peninsula National Park

• Wood Buffalo National Park

• Nahanni National Park Reserve

• Mount Revelstoke National Park and Glacier National Park [Facebook]

• Cape Breton Highlands National Park

U.S. NPS Sites

Solution Caves

• Buffalo National River, Arkansas—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Coronado National Memorial, Arizona—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Great Basin National Park, Nevada—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

Learn More... NPS—Caves and Karst—Solution Caves >

Sea or Littoral Caves

• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Channel Islands National Park, California—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

Lava Tubes

• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Lava Beds National Monument, California—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

Learn More... NPS—Caves and Karst—Lava Caves/Tubes >

Ice Caves

• Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Lava Beds National Monument, California—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Wrangell-St Elias National Park and Preserve—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

Learn More... NPS—Caves and Karst—Ice Caves >

Karst Landscapes

• Buffalo National River, Arkansas—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• War In the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam—[Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] [Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

Learn More... NPS—Caves and Karst—Karst Landscapes >

Park Highlights

• Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky — Black History

• Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky — Archaic Ones

• Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve, Oregon — Timeline

• Lava Beds National Monument, California — Pictographs / Petroglyphs

• Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve, Idaho — Astronauts

• Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve, Idaho — Cave Formation

• Great Basin National Park, Nevada — Shields

• Great Basin National Park, Nevada — Cave Life

• Great Basin National Park, Nevada — Discovery

• Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah — Cave / Karst Systems

• Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota – Boxwork

• Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota – 150 Miles

• Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota – Air Movement

• Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota - Cave Explorers

• Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota – Geology

• Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota – Cave Exploration Questions

• El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico – Lava Tube Formation

• Coronado National Memorial, Arizona – General Info

• Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i – Lava Tubes

Photo Galleries

Please enjoy these photo galleries with images of a variety of cave and karst features and activities from throughout the National Park System.

Cave and Karst Photos

Junior Cave Scientist Program

The Junior Cave Scientist Activity Book is featured at many National Parks and National Forests. It is also available online for use in classrooms, at home, or on your next road trip to visit one of America's spectacular caves.

Welcome! Junior Cave Scientists

Related Links

• National Cave and Karst Research Institute

• National Speleological Society

• National Natural Landmark—Caves

• NPS—Karst Landscapes

• NPS—Fossils and Paleontology

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