Discovery Tour
Jewel Cave National Monument Tours
A 20-25 minute ranger presentation inside the first room of the ever-popular Scenic Tour route. This presentation is universally accessible.
All tours sold out? Each day we typically have additional tours available to purchase. They are sold on a first come, first served basis in person, day of only. These walk-up tours are separate from the tour times that you can reserve online. Exact walk-up tour times are subject to change.
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Need to Know
- Accessibility Alert
This presentation is designed for persons with a disability, limited physical mobility, or for those with limited time. Wheelchairs, scooters and other assisted devices are allowed. Service dogs trained to perform a task for a person with disabilities are allowed on the Discovery Tour only.
- Footwear
Sneakers, tennis shoes, or hiking boots are required. Any type of sandals or shoes with any openings are NOT acceptable. This is for visitor safety to help all best navigate the cave trail. Also, all cave tours exit through a white-nose syndrome decontamination mat with a liquid solution.
- Refund Policy
There are NO REFUNDS for late arrivals or missed tours . Visitors are encouraged to plan their travel schedules carefully and be on-site at least 30 minutes prior to their scheduled tour time.
- Dress Appropriately
The temperature inside Jewel Cave is 49 degrees F / 9 degrees C year-round. Visitors are encouraged to wear long pants and a sweatshirt, sweater, or light jacket.
- What NOT to bring
Backpacks, purses, or bags of any size, food, gum, candy, drinks, tobacco products, monopods, tripods, Go-Pro sticks, large flashlights, and pets are not allowed inside Jewel Cave. These items need to be left in the security of a personal vehicle.
- Children
Children 15 years of age and younger must be accompanied by an adult while in the park and on a cave tour.
- All tours sold out?
All tours sold out? Each day we typically have additional tours available to purchase. They are sold on a first come, first served basis in person, day of only. These walk-up tours are separate from the tour times that you can reserve online. Exact walk-up tour times are subject to change.
