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Oregon Caves National Monument100 years of Exploration
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Oregon Caves National Monument
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Please park your vehicle at the main (first) parking lot on the monument unless you have a reservation at the historic Chateau lodge or if someone in your vehicle has disabilities.

Large trucks, vans or buses in excess of 15-passenger capacity, motor homes, or other large recreational vehicles are prohibited beyond the main parking lot with the exception of those commercial vehicles delivering equipment or supplies to the Visitor Center or Chateau. 

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: November 08, 2007 at 13:34 EST