CLOSED for the winter. We reopen April 2 2025!

Specialty Tours

Specialty Tours

South Portal Cave Wild Tour

South Portal Cave Logo

Explore South Portal Cave, the most recently discovered cave at the Crystal Cave Park. 

  • Approx. 1.5 hours in length with 45min in cave
  • Learn about cave safety and exploration
  • Trek into a wild cave with all the proper caving equipment: helmet, lights, and boots
  • We provide the helmets, lights, and boots
  • Requires a short hike on an unimproved trail to and from South Portal
  • Cave is rated as moderate/strenuous 
  • No lights other then headlamps
  • Guests must be okay with tight spaces and physically fit 
  • available to visitors age 14 and up
  • Guests under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult
  • Reservations required
  • maximum of 6 people per tour

Crystal Cave Custom Tour

Would you like additional time for photography in a room? Would you like to have a meditation session on total darkness? We will work with you to create a custom tour of our cave. Contact us for more information and a pricing quote.

  • Time in cave adjustable
  • Spend as much or as little time in various cave rooms as you wish
  • Staff member will accompany you
  • Due to general public tour timing, offered after regular public hours
  • Offered April – October
  • Reservations required

Crystal Cave Lantern Tour

Enjoy a tour of Crystal Cave using lanterns. 

  • One hour tour
  • Follows same path and shares the same information as the standard cave tour
  • Only light from lanterns
  • Guests must be 16 years or older
  • Reservations required, payment in full required when booking
  • Only available after normal business hours 
  • Maximum of 10 people per tour

Crystal Cave Geology Tour

Are you interested in more information on Crystal Cave’s unique geology?  Our geology tour goes more in depth about the geology of Crystal Cave and shares information not included on our regular tour. 

  • 1.5-hour tour
  • Guests must be 12 years or older
  • No advance geology knowledge needed
  • Reservations Required