The hike is not a part of the 50-minute tour. Standard Tour: Family- daily, all season longĪt the time of your reservation, the tour group is assembled in the Crystal Cave parking lot and starts down the trail to Crystal Cave. The approximate availability of specific tours is as follows: Tours are available at Crystal Cave from May until November. Cameras are allowed, but no flash photography. In summer months, concentrations often exceed the federal ozone health standards.īags, purses, backpacks, baby/child carriers, flash photography, hiking sticks, tripods, monopods, food or flavored beverages (drinking water is allowed), pets (service animals are allowed), any articles of clothing that have been in a cave or mine since 2005.īring a light jacket. High ozone levels may be the most harmful pollutant here. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are also known to have poor air quality during the summer. The offical tour begins about 30 minutes after your ticket time.Ĭrystal Cave is located at 4500 feet, the area is known to have poison oak, rattlesnakes, and occasional rockfall. The tour group meets in the Cave Parking Lot at the time of your reservation, after a short safety talk the group walks down to the cave. White Nose Syndrome Fungal Disease Killing Bats - What You Can Do.Tickets are NOT available at the Crystal Cave site. Please present your confirmation email to Crystal Cave staff upon arrival to the parking lot.ĭue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are NO WALK-UP TICKETS in the parks. Visitors DO NOT need to print a ticket prior to arriving to Crystal Cave. Visitor Centers cannot make changes to existing reservations.From 180 days to 48 hours before the tour reservations can be made through.
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Learn more about how to help bats threatened by white-nose syndrome.Ĭrystal Cave will be open Thursday-Sunday ONLY and CLOSED Monday-Wednesday.ĭue to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sequoia Parks Conservancy Field Institute will only be offering the Standard Tour: Family during the 2021 season. If you have visited caves in other parts of the country, you must not wear the same clothing or equipment when visiting Crystal Cave.
People can spread the fungus from one cave to another as it can be carried by shoes, clothing, or gear. The disease has now been detected in California. It has had the most impact in the eastern half of the United States and in Canada, killing millions of bats. White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease killing bats in North America. In accordance with guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities in relation to the pandemic, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are working to increase access to facilities.įungal Disease Killing Bats - What You Can Do Please follow COVID-19 safety procedures. The health and safety of staff and visitors alike is critical to us. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer.Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.Keep both yourself and park employees safe, by respecting the 6-foot distance rule when you are interacting with them. If you feel sick, please visit another day.Face masks covering the nose and mouth need to be worn at all times while inside Crystal Cave. Face masks are required inside of Crystal Cave regardless of vaccination status.Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and the Sequoia Parks Conservancy urge you to follow National Park Service and CDC guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19: We hope to bring back our other tours in 2022. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Sequoia Parks Conservancy Field Institute will only be offering the Standard Tour: Family during the 2021 season. Crystal Cave will be open Thursday - Sunday ONLY and CLOSED Monday-Wednesday. Join a tour and a cave naturalist will lead you on a journey through this beautiful cave of impressive chambers that are decorated with magnificent formations, rare minerals, unique animals, and a polished marble stream. Come and explore the underground world of Sequoia and Kings Canyon on a Crystal Cave tour. Huge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, the world's largest trees, and CAVES decorate the landscape of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks! By some accounts, Sequoia National Park could have been set aside solely to protect the amazing caves found in this area. The dramatic landscape of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks testifies to nature's size, beauty, and diversity.