Cave Week 2020 will take place during the first full week of May:
May 3rd – May 9th
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Welcome to Cave Week 2020!
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 parks across the US 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 check out the web content here.
The theme for Cave Week 2020 is, “Why do we go into caves?” Parks will be sharing stories about why people enter caves—for exploration, medical research, the search for new lifeforms, the search for beauty, to study human history, to find one’s self, and more.
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Share Your #CaveWeek
Join the vibrant virtual community of stewards, educators, and cavers in celebrating #CaveWeek, and share opportunities to interact.
Find Your Park
Learn about the parks, and connect with NPS emloyees and each other through conversation on the following park sites:
Solution Caves
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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]
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]
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]
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.
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.
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Last updated: April 1, 2020