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Oregon Caves National Monument
Operating Hours & Seasons

2008 Cave Tour Schedule
Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Tours last 90 minutes.

Spring
March 22 - May 23: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tours on the hour.
May 24 - June 20: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tours on the hour.               

Summer
June 21 - September 1: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Tours every 30 minutes
Candlelight Tours: June 21 - August 30, Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 pm
Off-Trail Tours: June 22 - September 7, Sundays at 12:30 pm

Fall
September 2 - October 13: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tours on the hour.
October 14 -October 26: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tours on the hour.
October 27 - November 30: Tours at 10 am, 12, 2, and 4 pm.
Closed Thanksgiving Day

NO CAVE TOURS during the WINTER, December 1 - March 2009

 

2009 Cave Tour Schedule (TENTATIVE)
Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Tours last 90 minutes.

Spring
March 21 - May 22: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Tours on the hour.
May 23 - June 19: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tours on the hour                

Summer
June 20 - September 7: 9:00 am to 6:30 pm. Tours every 30 minutes
Candlelight Tours: TBA

Fall
September 8 - October 12: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tours on the hour.
October 13 -November 29: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Tours on the hour.

Closed Thanksgiving Day

NO CAVE TOURS during the WINTER

Acid dew dissolves the cave wall to make small pock marks.  

Did You Know?
Carbon dioxide mixes with water that condenses on the wall of the cave to create a very weak acid. Over long periods of time this "acid dew" eats away at the marble walls of Oregon Caves making the cave larger.

Last Updated: June 21, 2008 at 21:44 EST