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Crystal Cave Tour

Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park. Tour a glittering marble cave behind a spider-web gate.

Hike a steep half mile down through the forest to a giant spider-web gate, then follow a guide into a cool marble cave full of polished walls, stalactites and shimmering formations. On the tour, each find the strangest shape you can and give it a name. The photo to get: you at the spider-web gate before you head in.

  • Date or adventure
  • Half day
  • Moderate
  • $20-60
  • Indoors
  • Spring, summer, and fall
  • Daytime

Good with just you, friends, family, and kids

Check before you go: tickets and whether it's open this season

Crystal Cave parking area, Sequoia National Park
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Kids' version

Cave hunt! Find each thing.

  1. The spider web gate
  2. A pointy rock on the ceiling
  3. Shiny sparkly walls
  4. Dripping water
  5. A selfie in the cave!

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About this place

Two park workers found Crystal Cave in 1918 while fishing nearby. It's carved from marble, which is why the walls look polished and glittery, and miles of passages have been mapped beyond the part you tour. The spider-web gate was built in the 1940s with gaps wide enough for bats to fly through.

It stays around 50°F inside all year, so bring a jacket. Tickets are sold online only, well ahead (none at the cave), and tours run from late spring through early fall.

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