Accessible Tour

Mammoth Cave National Park Tours

 Utilizing the Elevator Entrance, this tour emerges near the famous Snowball Room. Continuing through historic Cleaveland Avenue, this tour passes through areas of the cave highly decorated with historic signatures and sparkling geological formations. This tour is ideal for people who wish to see the cave and are looking for a tour with no stairs. 

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Need to Know

• Accessibility Alert

  This is an ACCESSIBLE TOUR. This tour is designed for persons with a disability, limited physical mobility, or any other reason for a tour with no stairs. If no one in your party needs an accessible tour, please consider selecting another tour unless this is the only tour available at the time of your request. Wheelchairs, scooters and other assistive devices are allowed. Accessible restrooms are on this tour. 

  Please note that no transportation or mobility assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, walkers, or canes are available. NPS employees will not assist with or be responsible for tranport of mobility assistive devices. If visitors need assistance with the Park's accessible features, they must bring a companion with them for aid. Participants and their companions meet at the Visitor Center for a caravan in their own private vehicle to the elevator entrance. 

• All tours begin at the Visitor Center. Tickets must be picked up 30 minutes prior to tour time. No refunds for no shows or late arrivals. Participants will caravan in private vehicles as they follow the Park Ranger to the entrance. Notice: This tour could be cancelled on short notice for elevator maintenance/repair.

• Time Zone

  Mammoth Cave National Park is located in the central time zone and observes daylight savings time.

• Directions

  Note: Do not rely exclusively on your mobile GPS, Google Maps, or similar automated navigation systems to get to the park Visitor Center in time for your cave tour. Routes can be misleading and incorrect.
  Directions from the North: Take Interstate 65 to Exit 53 (Cave City Exit). Turn right onto KY-70. Follow 70/255 as it becomes the Mammoth Cave Parkway in the park. Follow the Mammoth Cave Parkway to the Visitor Center.
  
  Directions from the South: Take Interstate 65 to Exit 48 (Park City Exit). Turn left onto KY-255 and follow 255 as it becomes the Park City Road into the park. Follow Park City Road until it joins the Mammoth Cave Parkway; turn left. Follow the Mammoth Cave Parkway to the Visitor Center.
  

• Ticket Ages

  
  Children 5 and under do not require a reservation or ticket.
  
  Youth under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older on all tours.
  
  Interagency Senior and Interagency Access ticket pricing applies to Interagency Senior and Interagency Access Pass holders only.
  
  The Interagency Annual Pass is NOT accepted for tours or camping.
  

• Walk-Up Tickets

  Walk-up tickets can be purchased on-site in advance. 

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