California Cavern State Historic Landmark

9565 Cave City Rd, Mountain Ranch, California 95246 USA

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Opens Sat 10a

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“Cave and Mine Adventures!”

In 1850, Captain Taylor opened the cave for public tours, making it the first show cave in the state of California. Click on the interactive map at left to see the original walk tour trail, in comparison with the current, longer walk tour trail which was established in 1980, after the cave was renamed California Cavern.

Reviewed by
Amy C.

September 18, 2022

We arrived about 10 min before 4pm to try to catch the last tour of the day. (I felt a little bad since we were the only ones there and we arrived right before closing time), but Andrew, our... Read more

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Jennifer N.

August 13, 2023

This was the 4th of California caverns we've visited this summer and it was quite an adventurous surprise! It's about an hour and 45 minutes from the East Bay but we planned on other activities... Read more

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Trina M.

September 05, 2022

We did the Middle Earth Tour and had such a great time. You get messy and muddy, but that is part of the fun of it. They do not provide coveralls, so I went to Goodwill to get some throw away... Read more

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