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Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Cave tours are closed for the 2022 winter season. Hike your way past stunning vistas to explore a hidden underground world. Taste the thrill of caving as you twist and bend to enter beautifully decorated rooms. Learn the science behind formations and hear stories of cave exploration and preservation. Experience and discover as you go – geologic mysteries await.
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From I-15: Take Exit 284 (Alpine-Highland exit), turn east on State Highway 92 and proceed ten miles (16km) to the monument.
UT 40 or U.S. 189: Travel UT 189 through Provo Canyon, west on Orem 800 North (UT 52). After 2.4 miles turn right on State Street UT- 89. After 3.8 miles, turn onto Pleasant Grove 100 East (UT 146). Stay on this road for almost five miles, as it turns in Canyon Road and takes you to the mouth of American Fork Canyon. Turn right up American Fork Canyon to visitor center.
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Timpanogos Cave National Monument Tours Ticket Facility
Overview:
NOTICE: You must stop at the visitor center before starting your hike to the cave. The Cave Tour Time you select begins at the visitor center, NOT at the cave entrance.The Timpanogos Cave System is accessed by hiking a strenuous 1.5 mile paved trail with an elevation gain of 1,100 vertical feet. 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.
Explore an underground world: Taste the thrill of caving as you twist and bend to enter beautifully decorated rooms. Learn the science behind formations and hear fascinating stories of discovery as you journey through natural passageways. After completing the hike, visitors will experience all three caves on a ranger-led tour. The route through the cave is paved, lighted and has several flights of stairs.
Summary of Fees: Timpanogos Cave
| Tour Name | Adult (16+) |
Junior (6-15) |
Child (3-5) |
Infant (2 and under) |
Cancellations* |
| Cave Tour | $8.00 | $6.00 | $4.00 | $0.00 | $0.75 |
| Tour Name | Adult (16+) |
Junior (14+) |
Child (3-5) |
Infant (2 and under) |
Cancellations* |
| Introduction to Caving Tour | $16.00 | $16.00 | n/a | n/a | $0.75 |
*Customers may request changes at no cost or cancellations up to 24 hours before your tour. Cancellations must be made by calling 1-877-444-6777. Customers who cancel within 24 hours and no-shows will forfeit the tour fee
Timpanogos Cave Visitor Center Facility
The Timpanogos Cave Visitor Center is located in American Fork Canyon on UT-92. It sits at the base of the cave trail that leads to Timpanogos Cave. The visitor center is generally closed when the cave tours are closed. See https://www.nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/hours.htm for the most up-to-date information.
