• Photo of the vast drapery formations inside Oregon Caves National Monument.

    Oregon Caves

    National Monument Oregon

Discover the "Marble Halls of Oregon"

Nestled deep inside the Siskiyou Mountains, the caves formed as rainwater from the ancient forest above dissolved the surrounding marble and created one of the world's few marble caves. The highly complex geology found on the Monument contributes to the unusual and rare plants and animals found nowhere else but here. Experience the extensively decorated and adventurous "Marble Halls of Oregon."

Features

  • Take a tour through Oregon Caves

    Visit Oregon Caves This Season!

    Cave tours are seasonal and are considered moderately strenuous. Children must be 42 inches tall to go on a cave tour.

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  • Little brown bat with white-nose syndrome, New York; photo courtesy Al Hicks, New York Department of Environmental Conservation

    Avoid spreading the fungus that causes white-nose

    Plan ahead and do not to bring any items that have been worn or used in any cave or mine east of the Rocky Mountains since 2005, or in Europe.

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  • Stay overnight at the Historic Chateau Lodge

    Lodging at Oregon Caves National Monument

    Stay overnight or dine at the Historic Oregon Caves Chateau, built in the 1930's during the Great Depression.

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  • Park Ranger show the view of the Siskiyou Mountains

    Hike through ancient forests

    Explore the four hiking trails. The Monument's 480 acres contain endemic Port Orford cedar and one of the largest Douglas-fir trees in Oregon.

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  • View of the upper parking lot at Oregon Caves via the webcam

    View our Webcams

    Visit the Oregon Caves Visitor Center webcam as well as, the "bat cam" that offers a glimpse of bats hibernating in the cave.

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  • An introduction to caving

    Off-Trail Adventure

    Get muddy and explore the wondrous wild areas of Oregon Caves National Monument off-trail!

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Did You Know?

A small cave located near the visitor center.

The marble rocks of Oregon Caves were once a tropical reef that was pushed under the continental edge to a depth of 12 miles and then uplifted to 4,000 feet above sea level.