Boulder Cave Timed Tickets
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
The Boulder Cave Timed Ticket allows one private vehicle or motorcycle at Boulder Cave Day Use and Boulder Cave Trail. Boulder Cave Day Use includes Barrier Free Trail and Picnic Shelter offering a paved surface and benches to enjoy the Naches River. The picnic table areas have asphalt surfaces that are wheel-chair suitable. Boulder Cave Trail #962 is a 1.5-mile round trip trail with approximately 400 feet of elevation gain beginning at the parking lot of the day use picnic area. It climbs gradually to a trail loop going to the Cave entrance. The trail meanders through a 330-foot basalt rock cave with Devil Creek flowing alongside.
Notifications and Alerts
Boulder Cave is currently closed for the winter season. There will be no entry to the site until May 2024. Please visit this page in May for ticket sales for the summer 2024 season. Thank you!
Need to Know
- NO Waterfall Access
Access to the waterfall is closed. Please stay on designated trails to protect sensitive wildlife habitat.
- Arrival Times
Please arrive at the entry time shown on your timed ticket. Early arrival is not permitted. After arrival, visitors can stay the entire day. Visitors must leave by 4:30 p.m.
- Timed Ticket Reservations
This area uses the timed ticket reservation system to protect it from excessive human impacts, help meet health & safety requirements, and facilitate a positive recreation experience.
- Reservation Requirements
Visitors arriving by vehicle, multi-passenger van, bus, or motorcycle must have a timed ticket. Visitors arriving on foot are also required to have a timed ticket. Tickets are sold online at Recreation.gov or via the mobile app and won’t be sold on-site.
- Reservation Limit
Visitors can purchase up to 1 timed ticket per day, per vehicle. Ticket holder must be in the vehicle at time of entry.
- Ticket Validation Onsite
Please have a printed copy of your timed ticket or your confirmation email QR code on a cell phone device available to be scanned at the Welcome Station. All visitors should be prepared to show their photo ID and America the Beautiful or Interagency Pass if used to obtain a pass discount.
- Vehicle Validation Onsite
Vehicles parked in the Boulder Cave Day Use Area must display a valid timed ticket in the vehicle windshield, along with any pass used to purchase their ticket. Park only in designated parking spaces. Visitors must abide by all regulations.
- Pass Holders
America the Beautiful and Interagency pass holders are still required to purchase a timed ticket. See the full list of valid passes.
Booking Windows
- Boulder Cave tickets sales will be available from Mid-May through late September. Season opening and closing dates will vary each year. This site is closed via a Closure Order from late September through Mid-May each year.
- Primary Booking Window: Tickets are available 14 days in advance at 10 a.m. ET.
- Secondary Booking Window: Tickets are also available 3 days in advance at 10 a.m. ET on a rolling daily window.
Changes and Cancellations
- Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the entry time for refund minus $2 processing fee. Refunds must be processed through www.recreation.gov.
- No refunds for no shows, weather, or cancellations less than 24 hours in advance.
- Once printed, the ticket is considered issued, and modifications or cancellations will no longer be allowed.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
10237 HWY 12 Naches WA 98937
Phone Number
509 653 1401
