Oregon Caves offers a variety of activities directed at our most valuable natural resource YOU!
What can you do at the Monument?
1. Explore the Underground World See the beautiful speleothems (cave deposits) shimmer in the Earth. Just remember: stalactites hold tight to the ceiling and stalagmites might reach the ceiling one day!
2. Earn a Junior Ranger Badge This program is fun and rewarding. Upon completion of this program, you share the responsibilities of protecting and preserving the Monument.
3. Explore the Ancient Forests
While you hike, earn Junior Ranger Trail Buttons when completing a fun activity while in the woods.
4. Participate in Park Ranger Programs Want to know what kind of fossils were found inside the caves? How could some trees need fires to live? Find out the answers while partaking in Park Ranger Programs.
Become a WebRanger! Have fun and help your park. more...
Hiking Trails Explore the four hiking trails in the old-growth forest. more...
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.