Tour Description

The Dripstone Trail Tour travels through two huge rooms filled with an incredible variety and number of crystalline formations - sparkling flowstone, towering columns, and delicate soda straws. This shorter, easier trail takes visitors almost half a mile through the Caverns. All stairs can be avoided. For information regarding ADA accessibility specifically, the use of wheelchairs, please contact the Caverns at 1-888-757-2246 or 1-870-757-2211

Tour Details

• Duration: 1 hr. 00 min.
• Distance: .5 miles
• Number of Steps: 50
• Accessible: No
• Effort: Easy

Know Before You Go

Constant 58 degree temperature; wear low-heeled nonslip shoes; no restrooms underground. * Educational school groups concisting of children 18 years old and younger are asked to contact the Caverns directly at 1-888-757-2246 to schedule their school group tour.

Dripstone Tour - School Groups

• November to March - Wednesdays through Sundays; April to October - Daily
• Tours travel one way, 4/10 mile total, through the most highly decorated level of the Caverns. This trail is accessible to strollers and wheelchairs with strong assistance.
• Duration: 1 hour
• Tour times: Between 10:00 AM and 4:15 PM

• Groups of 30 or more will be scheduled for successive tours when possible
• Educational groups must specify the group's name
• Cost: $3 student ages 6 -15, $7 per student ages 16 +

• One payment for all tickets
• Reservations required
• Minimum 15, no maximum
• Tickets must be picked up 30 minutes before tour time
• Must call Caverns directly

Accessibility

For information regarding ADA accessibility specifically, the use of wheelchairs, please contact the Caverns at 1-888-757-2246 or 1-870-757-2211

Directions

From Mountain View, take AR Highway 5-9-14 north for 5 miles to Allison. At Allison, take AR Highway 14 west for 8 miles towards the town of Fifty Six. Blanchard Springs Caverns is marked by a brown sign to the right. Turn right and follow the road to the Blanchard Visitor Center.