Timpanogos Cave National Monument Tours

Name: Timpanogos Cave National Monument Tours
Address: Timpanogos Cave National Monument Tours, Utah
Telephone: 801-756-5239
Rating: 4.8163266

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Cave Tours are currently suspended. Timpanogos Cave National Monument will continue to follow current guidance from the CDC and other federal, state, and local health authorities regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). More information will be added here as it becomes available.

NOTICE: START YOUR TOUR AT THE VISITOR CENTER. Arrive 15 minutes early to pick up your tickets.

You must stop at the visitor center to pick up your tickets before starting your hike to the cave. Plan on 3.5 hours round trip.

ALL visitors are required to have a ticket, including infants.

Located high on the steep rocky slopes of American Fork Canyon in the shadow of Mt. Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range are three limestone caves: Hansen Cave, Middle Cave and Timpanogos Cave. These exquisite caverns are decorated with an elaborate display of helictites, anthodites and other formations in a variety of colors. Timpanogos Cave National Monument preserves these caves and their fragile underground wonders for you and for future generations to enjoy.

The Timpanogos Cave System is accessed by hiking a strenuous 1.5 mile paved trail with an elevation gain of 1,100 vertical feet. After completing the 90 minute hike, visitors will experience all three caves on an hour long ranger-led tour. The route through the cave is paved, lighted and has several flights of stairs.

NOTICE: START YOUR TOUR AT THE VISITOR CENTER. Arrive 15 minutes early to pick up your tickets.

You must stop at the visitor center to pick up your tickets before starting your hike to the cave. Plan on 3.5 hours round trip.

ALL visitors are required to have a ticket, including infants.

Need to Know

2020
Cave Tours are currently suspended. Timpanogos Cave National Monument will continue to follow current guidance from the CDC and other federal, state, and local health authorities regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). More information will be added here as it becomes available.
2020 Visitor Center Hours Currently closed
NOTICE: Timpanogos Cave National Monument is now a cashless facility. The park will no longer accept cash or check payments for Interagency passes or ticket sales.
- Your Cave Tour starts at the visitor center. Arrive 15 minutes early to pick up your tickets. Late arrival may result in forfeiting your tour.
- No refunds for late arrivals.
Ranger-guided Tour. Visitors enter Timpanogos Cave only on a ranger-guided tour. The park normally offers cave tours daily throughout the cave tour season.
- Advance Tickets. PLAN AHEAD. Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended. Cave tours are limited to 16 people per tour and tours sell out daily, especially on holidays and weekends.
- Tickets can be purchased 1 hour to 30 days in advance online. Tickets for tours times starting within 1 hour must be purchased in person at the visitor center (if available).
- To receive a refund, cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before your scheduled tour time.
BRING WATER. 1 liter of water per person is recommended. Afternoon temperatures reach over 100 degrees during hot summer months.

Cave Temperatures. The cave temperature is 45 degrees F (7 degrees C). A light jacket and sturdy shoes are recommended.

Accessibility. The cave trail and caves are NOT wheelchair accessible. Strollers and all other wheeled devices (including wheelchairs) are prohibited on the cave trail and in the caves.

Infant Backpacks. Large metal framed infant backpacks are permitted on the trail but not in the caves. Soft infant carriers and small daypacks are permitted in the caves.

Pets. Pets are prohibited on the cave trail and in the caves. Service animals are allowed. Emotional support animals are prohibited.

Food. Food, drink, candy, tobacco and gum are prohibited in the caves. Snacks are permitted on the cave trail.

Photography. Flash photography is allowed, but tripods and monopods are not.

Hiking Poles and Walking Sticks. Hiking poles and walking sticks are prohibited in the caves unless needed for mobility.

Flashlights. Flashlights are optional.

PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT. There are no trash cans along the cave trail or at the caves.

WHITE NOSE SYNDROME. To help prevent the spread of White Nose Syndrome, a disease that is killing millions of bats in North America, the monument prohibits the use of any footwear, clothing or gear (including cameras) that have been in ANY other cave or mine at ANY time.

Booking Windows

Tickets are available 30 days in advance, MDT, on a rolling daily window. Example: On June 4 at 1:00pm, tickets will be available for July 4 at 1:00pm. On July 15 at 10:00am, tickets will be available for August 14, at 10:00am.

Additional tickets MAY become available every morning at 7:00am MDT.

Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly recommended.

Changes and Cancellations

Cancellations must be completed at least 24-hours before your scheduled tour start time for a full refund less the non-refundable per-ticket reservation fee. Refunds will not be given for tours cancelled or modified less than 24-hours before the scheduled tour time.

Contact Information

Mailing Address

2038 W ALPINE LOOP ROAD AMERICAN FORK UT 84003

Phone Number

801-756-5239

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