If you want a complete tour, plan on spending two to four hours. Shorter tours are available where you will see the wondrous natural environment around the two cave’s entrances. The longest tour requires four hours of walking and is only for those who are physically fit. Throughout the tour you will explore over four and a half miles of the cave system and will exit at a different location that you entered.

A unique tour is offered to those who wish to explore the mysteries off the beaten trials. Though this is an awesome experience, it’s not for the faint of heart. Visitors are required to crawl through narrow passages and climb steep grades.

Mammoth Cave National Park is located on the Mammoth Plateau. Short hiking trails wind from the roads to special points of interest. If you’d like to camp in a secluded area, head to the Park’s backcountry, where you will see wondrous sights of nature. Mammoth Cave National Park offers over seventy miles of trails for the avid hiker. Combine, the Green and Nolin Rivers provide water enthusiasts with almost thirty miles of river in which to enjoy boating, canoeing and fishing. Scenic boating tours are available from early spring to late fall.

Camp, backpack, hike, canoe, fish or spend a day horseback riding through 53,000 acres of majestic parkland.

Tours of Mammoth Cave are available every day of the years, except Christmas. Camping sites are closed from December until March. Reservations for campsites should be made six months in advance.

While in the Park, be sure to visit the Mammoth Cave Hotel where you can stay or just stop for a positive dining experience. The Hotel has been greeting visitors since the early 1800’s, and is nestled in a scenic woodland setting. Rustic cabins, cozy cottages and rooms are available.

Stop by the coffee shop for your morning pick-up or enjoy a delicious breakfast at the restaurant. Meals are available throughout the day, but breakfast is mouth watering. If take-out is more your style, it is available from a fast food eatery at the Hotel.

Visit the award winning gift shop and pick up a few mementos of your visit, or take a few souvenirs home for loved ones. Local Kentucky arts and crafts are on display and they are magnificent. There’s a large variety to choose from.

For the ultimate cave and outdoor experience, visit Mammoth Cave National Park. It will be an experience that you will always remember.