SUMMER Mid-May - Mid-September
First tour leaves at 9 am, last tour leaves at 5 pm every day.
WINTER Mid-September - Mid-May
First tour leaves at 10 am, last tour leaves at 4pm, daily. Holidays, last tour leaves at 5pm. MAP & DIRECTIONS To find our locations click on the map below.
ABOVE GROUND ACTIVITIES
& AMENITIES
Gemstone mining
Gold Panning
Geode cracking
Nature hike
Picnic tables
Gift Shop
Restrooms
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BLACK CHASM CAVERN Guided walk tours available every day of the year.
Black Chasm Cavern was designated a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service in 1976 after being recommended by local members of the National Speleological Society, and as such is considered a "nationally significant natural area.”
Visitors to the cave are enchanted by the beauty of a wide variety of formations including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones and the vast arrays of rare helictite crystals, for which Black Chasm Cavern is justly famous. Above ground, kids love our gemstone mining at our mining flumes right outside the Visitors Center. Everyone is guaranteed to find some real gemstones; the perfect start to a rock collection! Try our new incredibly popular geode cracking too!
Our new 3,000 square foot Visitors Center provides information on Black Chasm Cavern's connection to the Matrix trilogy, and displays props from the movies: huge manufactured stalagmites from the Zion set. In addition, information is displayed on the discovery and mapping of numerous fragile, highly decorated, small chambers in Black Chasm Cavern by a team headed by Dr Hazel Barton who starred in the iMax movie "Journey into Amazing Caves".
Watch the video below, taken by our visitors, to get a little idea of the walk tour:
The 50-minute Landmark Walk Tour follows a series of environmentally friendly platforms, stairs and walkways, designed to give the best views of the cave without compromising the naturally pristine environment. This beautiful tour shows off some world class formations, including vast arrays of rare helictite formations. Currently, the cave tour culminates in a visit to the Landmark Room, the location of the greatest collections of sparkling helictite crystals.
For safety reasons, we do not recommend that babies be carried into the cave in backpacks. Front packs are okay, but be sure to protect the head in low areas.
This cavern tour is suitable for the entire family and makes an excellent school, scout or church field trip.
FACTS AT A GLANCE: Walk Tour
Adventure Scale: 1
Availability
Daily, year round
Regular cost per person
$14.25 adult, $7.15 child (ages 3 - 12)
Length of trip
50 minutes
Group size
Up to 20 people
Underground temperature
57°F year round
Making reservations
Reservations necessary for GROUPS ONLY: call toll free any day of the week: 866-762-2837. Group discounts available.
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Click on links or images below to see larger versions of the upper and lower maps of Black Chasm Cavern by Hazel Barton, PhD.
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