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Where to Book The Timpanogos Cave National Monument:
Viator
The Timpanogos Cave National Monument has amazing caverns filled with stalactites and stalagmites and is only 30 minutes from Salt Lake City. The limestone cave system within the National Monument is comprised of the Hansen, Middle, and Timpanogos caverns.
To get to this hidden underground world, you must climb 1,000 feet from the canyon bottom to reach the strenuous 1.5-mile paved trail that connects them. Once you reach the top, you can explore several spectacularly decorated caverns covered in incredible natural formations, including heart-shaped stalactites.
You’ll get an up-close view of these formations as you twist and bend to enter the caverns. Tours within the cave system operate May through September, where you’ll learn about the creation of these natural formations as you make your way through the passageways underground.
The National Park Service offers a cool activity if you want to explore the cave’s narrow and mysterious parts independently. The introduction to the caving tour will have you scrambling and crawling along a trail that leads to Hansen Cave Lake with a helmet and headlamp. This is definitely for the more adventurous, as there are no paved walkways or railings, and you will get dirty.
Note the time on your ticket is when you check into the Visitors Center. They give you 1.5 hours to get to the cave’s entrance, so if your ticket says 12:30, you are scheduled for the 2:00 cave tour.
Things we like:
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Decent shade cover from the trees as you hike up -
They have benches to rest along the route and fitness checkpoints. Your heart rate does increase as you climb up in elevation
Things we don't like:
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The cave is 45 degrees, which might be a bit cooler than you are expecting in the summer
Where to Book The Timpanogos Cave National Monument:
Viator
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Things we like:
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Decent shade cover from the trees as you hike up
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They have benches to rest along the route and fitness checkpoints. Your heart rate does increase as you climb up in elevation
Things we don't like:
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The cave is 45 degrees, which might be a bit cooler than you are expecting in the summer
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