Blanchard Springs Caverns

Ozark-St. Francis National Forests

Blanchard Springs Caverns is one of the most spectacular and carefully developed caves found anywhere in the world. It is located in the Ozark National Forest and is believed to have been formed, and continually changed, by an ongoing mountain spring that pours into a glassy-surfaced trout pond below the cave, called Mirror Lake. Before entering the cavern, visitors will have an opportunity to view a short movie, introducing the wonders of the underground world they are about to discover. A variety of tours throughout the year provide visitors with different views of the cavern, as well as varying difficulty levels. The active cave, with its glistening formations, stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones is constantly changing, providing return visitors something new to see each time. Beautifully lighted rooms, that accentuate the cave's features, are equipped with handrails and paved trails for comfortable walking. An undeveloped section of the cavern allows visitors an opportunity to climb over rocks, crawl through tight spaces and slide on red clay mudslides. Prices to view the cavern vary by age and time of year between $1 and $16 for regular tours and $85 for the Wild Cave Tour. Group rates are available. The site's Visitor Center is equipped with a gift shop, exhibit hall, displays and accessible toilets, as well as information about the surrounding area.

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Please purchase tickets in advance through this website, the Recreation.gov app, or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Walk-in customers may not be accommodated.

When traveling to the Forest for a cave tour, please allow extra travel time for road work, wildlife on roads, and reduced speed due to curvy roads. We suggest that you arrive around 30 minutes before the start of your scheduled tour. This will allow for time to find parking, pick up your tickets, and time to use the restroom. All scheduled tours leave on time. Arrivals after tour time will not be permitted entry. No refunds for late arrivals or missed tours.   

Ozark Folk Center tickets are a reduced-price ticket for the Cavern tours and are the result of a partnership between Blanchard Springs Caverns and the Ozark Folk Center, a local Arkansas state park. If purchased, ticket holders must present a receipt from the Ozark Folk Center to a ticket agent at Blanchard Springs Caverns. This receipt must be dated within a week from the scheduled Blanchard tour. If a receipt is not presented, ticket holders will be upcharged to the regular adult and/or child rate. 

Available 4 days a week; Friday through Monday.

Currently unavailable. Will reopen Memorial Day weekend.

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Appropriate footwear is required; Children ages 5 and under must have a ticket and be accompanied by an adult; Adult tickets are required for age 16 and up; Child tickets are for ages 6 to 15

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Blanchard Springs Caverns tours are available Thursday – Monday between March – November and Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The facility Closes completely From December – February and cavern tours are NOT available. The park may not publish the complete schedule or variety of tours until a few days prior to tour date. Cave tours frequently sell out and pre-purchasing your tickets is the only way to ensure a spot is available for you and/or your party. First Come First Served tickets only sell on the day of and do normally sell fast, so it is recommended coming early to purchase those tickets. First Come First Served tickets may not be offered every day. Available tickets can be found by clicking the ticket links on the main Blanchard Springs Recreation.gov page  

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OFC tickets are a reduced-price ticket type and are a result of a partnership between Blanchard Springs Caverns and the Ozark Folk Center, a local Arkansas state park. If purchased, ticket holders must present a receipt from the Ozark Folk Center to a ticket agent at Blanchard Springs Caverns. This receipt must be dated within a week from the scheduled Blanchard tour. If a receipt is not presented, ticket holders will be upcharged to the regular adult or child rate.

Cancellations

Cancellations must be made by midnight prior to the scheduled tour time for a full refund less the non-refundable per-ticket reservation fee. Refunds will not be given for tours cancelled or modified after midnight on the day of the tour.

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1001 E MAIN STREET MOUNTAIN VIEW AR 72560

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870-757-2211

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Blanchard Springs Caverns are located in the Sylamore District of the Ozark National Forest , which offers camping, hiking, fishing and sightseeing opportunities. The cave was developed for tourism by Ozark National Forest in a carefully planned, ten-year project. It is still managed by the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests, which belongs to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The cave was explored in 43 expeditions over four years during the 1960s. The members of the team were Hugh Shell , Hail Bryant , Paul Buchanan , Charles Rogers , Mike Hill , Ronnie Sims , Robert Handford , and Billy Sneed . Paul Buchanan , editor of the Batesville Guard-Record, was the one who publicized their findings. The team discovered and surveyed 2,182 m of the cave and made more than 1,000 pictures.

The cave has some huge chabers and many speleothems, including soda straws, bacon formations and rimstone pools. Impressive is the spring which gave the cave its name: Blanchard Springs is a typical karst spring, where the cave river leaves the cave with a waterfall. However, the spring was named after John H. Blanchard who homesteaded 64 ha of land and built an undershot grist mill here. He was a young veteran, looking for a place in the peaceful Ozarks which could offer escape from the aftermath of the Civil War.

The cave offers four different tours. The Dripstone Trail Tour is the regular show cave tour for tourists. It shows about 800 m of cave passsages on well developed paths. It is even wheelchair accesible, with the assistance of two strong helpers for the few remaining steps. The Discovery Trail follows the path of the first explorers trough the natural entrance and along the cave stream. This tour is rather strenuous, more than two kilometers long and with some 700 steps, it is nevertheless a show cave tour on paved paths. The tour is offered daily in summer, in winter the Discovery in the Dark Headlamp Tour is offered instead, but only once on Saturdays. It uses only the last part of the Discovery Trail with the cave lights off. Visitors get helmets and headlamps and can experience the comletely different view of cave explorers.

The fourth tour is offered all year, but only on reservation. The Wild Cave Tour shows the undeveloped sections of the middle level of Blanchard Caverns. Coveralls, knee-pads, gloves and helmets with headlamps are provided. Bring clothes to change and sturdy boots or rubber boots. The tour takes five hours and requires climbing very steep slopes and crawl on hands and knees under low ceilings. Physical fitness is required, minimum of three and a maximum of twelve people, minimum age of ten years and kids must be accompanied.

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I ran my hand along the cold, wet, and bumpy metal, and gave a short shiver in the cool air. I blinked my eyes hard in a vain attempt to make out anything in this dark place. And then I opened them wide to make sure they were, indeed, open. I listened to the rhythmic drip, drip, drip, and breathed in deep the musky air. I was sitting in total darkness. Without my sight, all my other senses were working overtime to help orient me. But I wasn’t lost or in distress, this was part of my tour of Blanchard Springs Caverns in northern Arkansas.

Stalactites and stagmites are shown

It was thrilling to experience total darkness, but I was glad it was in a controlled setting. I tried to imagine those who had come before me in this cave – the ones who might have experienced this not in a controlled setting.

Blanchard Springs Caverns is a three-level cave system deep in the Ozark Mountains. Two of the levels are open for guided tours and run by the Ozark National Forest.

Blanchard Springs Tours

The Forest Service offers three main tours for a variety of levels of adventure seekers.

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The Dripstone Trail is easier and accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. It is about a half of mile one way with a shuttle ride back tot he main building. The Discovery Trail is a little more strenuous with nearly 700 stair steps and about 1.2 miles long. And for those who are really adventurous, the Wild Cave Tour gives visitors the experience of off-trail caving and takes them to an undeveloped section of Blanchard Springs Caverns.

Exploring the Dripstone Trail at Blanchard Springs Caverns, Ozark National Forest, Arkansas

Dripstone Trail

The Dripstone Trail begins 21 1/2 stories underground. Visitors travel through two large rooms – the Cathedral Room and the Coral Room.

The trail begins at the Visitor Center where guests take an elevator down into the cave. Our tour guide showed us how the cave began to form in an arch structure. Because of this, Blanchard Springs Caverns is extremely structurally sound, which opened the area up for nearly every type of calcite formation.

A column formation is shown along the Dripstone Trail at Blanchard Springs Caverns, Ozark National Forest, Arkansas

While on the tour, you not only get to experience total darkness, but you also see the largest flowstone in North America. Flowstone is sheet-like deposits of calcite where the water flows down the walls of the cave. They have always looked like ghosts to me.

On the tour, we also learned that stalactites form along the ceiling of the cave, where stalagmites rise up from the floor. A column is where the two meet and become one formation. We also learned about delicate, hollow structures called soda straws.

Exploring the Dripstone Trail at Blanchard Springs Caverns, Ozark National Forest, Arkansas

The Cathedral Room is more than the length of three football fields. Our tour guide showed us the narrow passage between the two rooms. A wider man-made passage is available for the tour. However, it was nice to imagine the explorers in the cave crawling up and over boulders and through narrow holes – in the dark – making discoveries.

Exploring the Dripstone Trail at Blanchard Springs Caverns, Ozark National Forest, Arkansas

A living cave

Blanchard Springs Caverns is a “living cave.” This means that the stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstones continue to grow and change. It also is a great reminder of how fragile cave systems are.

Exploring the Dripstone Trail at Blanchard Springs Caverns, Ozark National Forest, Arkansas

We were instructed on the importance of not touching anything because the oil on our fingers and hands does not mix with the water that makes Blanchard Springs Caverns a living cave.

Cave Wildlife

While taking the Dripstone Trail tour at Blanchard Springs, we also learned about who calls the cave home. Our tour guide pointed out a large pile of bat poop, also known as guano. She pointed out that the bottom of the pile dates back 900 years, while the top of the pile dates back only 200.

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She explained to us that bats do not like to be too far from a natural opening. There was a natural opening near the Dripstone Trail at one time but became closed off about 200 years ago. Bats could find a way to the spot today; however, they do not like to be too far from a natural opening so they don’t hang out there (literally, ha!), she said.

Our guide also pointed out cave crickets and told us about salamanders that live in Blanchard Springs Caverns.

White nose syndrome

After we exited the cave, we rode a bus back to the entrance of the Visitor Center. When we got off the bus we walked across a mat with a solution to kill any fungus, like the White Nose Syndrome, that we may have accidentally trekked out.

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Although Blanchard Springs Caverns are still open and operating, all other caves and mines in the Ozark National Forest are closed to the public to prevent the spread of the White Nose Syndrome.

According to Bat Conservation International, the White Nose Syndrome is causing the most precipitous decline of North American wildlife in the past century. It is white fungus that grows on the nose of infected bats and has killed more than one million bats in less than four years. For further reading on this, click here .

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The Dripstone Trail is a great way to experience Blanchard Springs Caverns. I highly suggest taking this tour and learning about living caves and what makes them so special. I was also glad to learn more about the White Nose Syndrome and ways to be able to prevent its further spread.

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Blanchard History and Culture

Sylamore Creek Near Campground at Blanchard Springs

The limestone rock from which the cave developed was formed by fossilized sediment from sea creatures at the bottom of an ancient inland sea estimated to exist about 350–500 million years ago. When prehistoric land masses shifted, the seabed was uplifted about 300 million years ago to form the  Ozark Plateau . The exposed land was shaped by the elements, such as wind and rain, into mountains and rivers. When the slightly acidic rainfall penetrated cracks and crevices in the limestone, cavities were formed. Water entered, enlarging the cavities as it flowed through and filled them. As the water cut its way downward, seeking lower levels, it left hollow, air-filled caves. Dripping water from above then deposited calcium carbonate and other minerals to form the cave features and formations, called speleothems, which continue to change as long as water continues to drip.

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Though there is graffiti in the cave saying “John 1922,” it was not John Blanchard, as he died in 1914 at age seventy-four. Local residents were aware of the cave in the 1930s but the only entrances were a sheer seventy-five-foot drop and underwater through the spring as it exited, so exploration was delayed until more modern technology and equipment could be developed.

Mill Creek Mill at Blanchard Springs

BSC is referred to as a “living” or “active” cave, as it is constantly being changed. Guides point out that no two tours are the same. The caverns include an underground river, delicate “soda straw” formations, stalactites (pointing downward from the ceiling), stalagmites (rising from the floor), columns (where stalactites and stalagmites meet), and huge areas of flowstone, or sheet-like calcite deposits formed where water flows down a wall or along the floor.

The cave temperature remains at fifty-eight degrees Fahrenheit, making it a popular summertime attraction. The relative humidity hovers around 100 percent, with the trails generally remaining wet. The caverns have been kept as close to natural conditions as possible, though features such as lights, handrails, and paved walkways were added for safety. Guests are advised to bring a jacket and low-heeled, non-slip shoes. From April through October, the caverns are open seven days a week. The rest of the year, they are closed Monday and Tuesday, as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

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The Discovery Trail tour was opened to the public in 1977. It takes up to two hours, covering just over a mile. There are 686 stair steps in this tour, which is usually recommended for those who do not have health problems or difficulty walking. It descends to the lower level of the cave, 366 feet underground, as well as to the Natural Entrance, about seventy feet below ground at that point, following the streambed of the springs that created the cavern. This tour includes the Rimstone Dams, which create pools along the streambed, and the ethereal Ghost Room with its shimmering white flowstone.

The Wild Cave tour is by reservation only for groups of three to twelve. It provides advanced participants with several hours of climbing, crawling, scaling boulders, wedging under low ceilings, and usually getting dirty as they explore undeveloped parts of the cave. Participants must wear sturdy shoes or hiking boots and are provided with lights, helmets, strong gloves, and kneepads. Participants must be at least ten years old; ten to twelve year olds must tour with a responsible adult.

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The exhibit hall highlights the plants and animals who call the caverns their home. Shade-loving mosses and ferns can be found near the cave entrance. Farther back in the caverns, only bacteria, mold, and  fungi  are able to grow. Salamanders, frogs, and crickets are commonly found at BSC. The Discovery Trail attracts the endangered gray bat and is closed when  bats  are hibernating. Each winter, up to 150,000 bats hibernate undisturbed in this secluded portion of BSC. In the summer, they disperse to other nesting places in and around Arkansas, eating tons of insects, such as mosquitoes.

Some animals spend their entire lives in the darkness of the caves, including the Ozark blind salamander, (the first cave-dwelling  amphibian  found in America), which is native to Blanchard Springs Caverns. BSC even has its own food chain, with bat droppings (called guano), bacteria, mold, and fungi as sources of food for snails and insects which are in turn eaten by crickets, salamanders, and spiders.

There are nearby campgrounds and seasonal programs with the caverns as centerpiece. Blanchard Springs Caverns was almost recruited by the federal government as a fallout shelter during the Cold War, though the plan was abandoned due to air circulation from the outside spanning only twenty-four hours. Thus, BSC does not sport the familiar black-and-yellow Civil Defense sign as some other caves do. Visitors are usually too dazzled by its awesome beauty to notice.

For additional information: Blanchard Springs Caverns.  https://www.blanchardsprings.org/  (accessed July 18, 2018).

Blanchard Springs Caverns. USDA Forest Service.  http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5351305  (accessed July 18, 2018).

Fleming, John.  The Blanchard Springs Caverns Story . N.p.: 1973.

Hill, Carol, and Paolo Forti.  Cave Minerals of the World . Huntsville, AL: National Speleological Society, 1977

Nancy Hendricks Arkansas State University

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J.B. Weisenfels has lived in rural Arkansas for three decades. She is a writer, a mom, and a graduate student. She is also an avid collector of tacky fish whatnots, slightly chipped teapots, and other old things. In her spare time she enjoys driving to the nearest creek to sit a while. If you were to visit her, she'd try to feed you cornbread.

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Editor’s Note: Blanchard Springs Caverns are temporarily closed.

I don’t know about y’all, but my little corner of the Natural State is beginning to feel a lot like winter. I’m looking for ways to feel just a little bit warmer, and I think I may have found that. Blanchard Springs Caverns stays 58 degrees year round. In the summer that would feel really cool, but compared to the temperature outside my house as of the writing of this article, 58 degrees sounds downright balmy. The temperature isn’t the only thing Blanchard Springs Cavern has going for it, either. There’s the incredible natural beauty, of course, but there are also three tours there that you really don’t need to miss. The one you absolutely need to do as soon as possible, however, is the Dripstone Trail.

You can get to Blanchard Springs Caverns by driving to NF 54 Forest Rd 1110-A in Fifty-Six. To find directions, click here .

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Blanchard Springs Caverns

Blanchard Springs Caverns (BSC) is a magnificent limestone cave system starting more than 200 feet underground in the Sylamore Ranger District of the Ozark–St. Francis National Forest , fifteen miles northwest of Mountain View (Stone County) . The only cave administered by the U.S. Forest Service, it is considered one of the most beautiful in the country. Three guided tours through the caves are open to the public: the Dripstone Trail (open all year), the Discovery Trail (open during the summer), and the Wild Cave (open by special reservation).

The limestone rock from which the cave developed was formed by fossilized sediment from sea creatures at the bottom of an ancient inland sea estimated to exist about 350–500 million years ago. When prehistoric land masses shifted, the seabed was uplifted about 300 million years ago to form the Ozark Plateau . The exposed land was shaped by the elements, such as wind and rain, into mountains and rivers. When the slightly acidic rainfall penetrated cracks and crevices in the limestone, cavities were formed. Water entered, enlarging the cavities as it flowed through and filled them. As the water cut its way downward, seeking lower levels, it left hollow, air-filled caves. Dripping water from above then deposited calcium carbonate and other minerals to form the cave features and formations, called speleothems, which continue to change as long as water continues to drip.

The spring (defined as a natural source of running water) that formed the cavern emerges from the mountainside in a waterfall and flows into a trout pond called Mirror Lake. The spring was named for John H. Blanchard, who left his family’s plantation in Kentucky and fought for the Confederacy, enlisting in the Kentucky Volunteers in 1861. Following bitter conflict at such battles as Chickamauga, where he was wounded, Blanchard sought peace after the war ended by homesteading 160 acres in the tranquil Ozarks. There, he built a gristmill powered by the falling spring which now bears his name. Blanchard was also elected to two terms as Stone County treasurer.

Though there is graffiti in the cave saying “John 1922,” it was not John Blanchard, as he died in 1914 at age seventy-four. Local residents were aware of the cave in the 1930s but the only entrances were a sheer seventy-five-foot drop and underwater through the spring as it exited, so exploration was delayed until more modern technology and equipment could be developed.

The first documented visit was in 1934, by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) planner Willard Hadley.  Signs of earlier human exploration discovered in the caves, such as cane and wooden torch remains, have been scientifically dated to a period encompassing AD 215–1155. The first professional exploration was in 1960 by Hugh Shell and Hail Bryant. In 1971, scuba divers entered through the spring entrance and followed its course. The divers followed 4,000 feet of underwater passages and also mapped five caverns filled with air but inaccessible at that time. They photographed the awesome cave formations and noted forms of cave life. They estimated that it takes about twenty-four hours for water to flow through the cave, a journey of less than a mile.

BSC is referred to as a “living” or “active” cave, as it is constantly being changed. Guides point out that no two tours are the same. The caverns include an underground river, delicate “soda straw” formations, stalactites (pointing downward from the ceiling), stalagmites (rising from the floor), columns (where stalactites and stalagmites meet), and huge areas of flowstone, or sheet-like calcite deposits formed where water flows down a wall or along the floor.

The cave temperature remains at fifty-eight degrees Fahrenheit, making it a popular summertime attraction. The relative humidity hovers around 100 percent, with the trails generally remaining wet. The caverns have been kept as close to natural conditions as possible, though features such as lights, handrails, and paved walkways were added for safety. Guests are advised to bring a jacket and low-heeled, non-slip shoes. From April through October, the caverns are open seven days a week. The rest of the year, they are closed Monday and Tuesday, as well as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

Blanchard Springs Caverns opened to the public in 1973 with the Dripstone Trail Tour after ten years of planning and development. The Dripstone Tour starts by riding an elevator 216 feet below ground and lasts around one hour. Running about a half-mile one way through the most highly decorated area of the caverns, it includes two “rooms” filled with stalactites, soda straws, and a natural bridge, as well as the Cathedral Room, which is more than 1,000 feet long and includes a stone column more than six stories tall. Between 2001 and 2019, during the Christmas season, the annual Caroling in the Caverns event with vocal and instrumental music took place in the acoustically superb Cathedral Room; performances sold out each year; the event was relocated above ground at an auditorium next to the visitors center after consultations with the Osage Nation , who consider the caverns a sacred site. The Dripstone Trail tour is recommended for most visitors, especially beginners.

The Discovery Trail tour was opened to the public in 1977. It takes up to two hours, covering just over a mile. There are 686 stair steps in this tour, which is usually recommended for those who do not have health problems or difficulty walking. It descends to the lower level of the cave, 366 feet underground, as well as to the Natural Entrance, about seventy feet below ground at that point, following the streambed of the springs that created the cavern. This tour includes the Rimstone Dams, which create pools along the streambed, and the ethereal Ghost Room with its shimmering white flowstone.

The Wild Cave tour is by reservation only for groups of two to twelve. It provides advanced participants with several hours of climbing, crawling, scaling boulders, wedging under low ceilings, and usually getting dirty as they explore undeveloped parts of the cave. Participants must wear sturdy shoes or hiking boots and are provided with lights, helmets, strong gloves, and kneepads. Participants must be at least ten years old; ten to twelve year olds must tour with a responsible adult.

Great care is taken to preserve BSC’s environmental system so that it might be enjoyed in its natural state for generations to come. The Visitor Information Center has a free twenty-minute-movie, The Amazing World Below , and the exhibit hall. Musician Jimmy Driftwood , a Mountain View native, was instrumental in environmental issues and the preservation of Ozark mountain culture. His music is the backdrop of the introductory film on the caverns.

The exhibit hall highlights the plants and animals who call the caverns their home. Shade-loving mosses and ferns can be found near the cave entrance. Farther back in the caverns, only bacteria, mold, and fungi are able to grow. Salamanders, frogs, and crickets are commonly found at BSC. The Discovery Trail attracts the endangered gray bat and is closed when bats are hibernating each winter. According to BSC officials, the hibernating bat population is approximately 500,000. In January 2019, it was estimated that there were 484,960 bats in the hibernaculum, resting undisturbed in this secluded portion of BSC. In the summer, they disperse to other nesting places in and around Arkansas, eating tons of insects, such as mosquitoes.

Some animals spend their entire lives in the darkness of the caves, including the Ozark blind salamander, (the first cave-dwelling amphibian found in America), which is native to Blanchard Springs Caverns. BSC even has its own food chain, with bat droppings (called guano), bacteria, mold, and fungi as sources of food for snails and insects which are in turn eaten by crickets, salamanders, and spiders.

There are nearby campgrounds and seasonal programs with the caverns as centerpiece. Blanchard Springs Caverns was almost recruited by the federal government as a fallout shelter during the Cold War, though the plan was abandoned due to air circulation from the outside spanning only twenty-four hours. Thus, BSC does not sport the familiar black-and-yellow Civil Defense sign as some other caves do.

The caverns were closed in 2020 due to ongoing facility repairs and the COVID-19 pandemic but reopened to the public in August 2022.

For additional information: Blanchard Springs Caverns. http://www.blanchardsprings.org/ (accessed May 17, 2021).

Blanchard Springs Caverns. USDA Forest Service. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5351305 (accessed May 17, 2021).

Fleming, John. The Blanchard Springs Caverns Story . N.p.: 1973.

Hill, Carol, and Paolo Forti. Cave Minerals of the World . Huntsville, AL: National Speleological Society, 1977

Nancy Hendricks Arkansas State University

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Dripstone Trail

  • Length 0.4 miles
  • Elevation Gain --
  • Route Type out & back

The Dripstone Trail tour travels through two huge rooms filled with an incredible variety and number of crystalline formations - sparkling flowstone, towering columns, and delicate soda straws.

In the crawl. Photo by USFS.

Location: Blanchard Caverns, Ozark Mountains near Fifty-Six, AR

  • States: Arkansas
  • Counties: Stone

The Dripstone Trail tours are available year-round. The time you should allow for this tour is 1 hour. On this tour, you will experience a constant 58 degrees F (so bring a sweater or light jacket), and know that the humidity is close to 100 percent. This trail is accessible to strollers and wheelchairs with strong assistance. This tour covers 4/10 of a mile in an hour. It is an easy walk with two seating areas along the trail for you to rest should you need to. There are only 50 stair steps to be negotiated on the entire tour but for those that can not manage them, there are alternate trails that can be used, bypassing some formations. In this section of the cave, bats are rare so don't worry about running into them.

The Dripstone Trail tour travels through two huge rooms filled with an incredible variety and a number of crystalline formations - sparkling flowstone, towering columns, and delicate soda straws. There are tiny cave creatures such as salamanders and crickets for you to see. You will be able to see nearly every type of calcite formation found in limestone caves. This includes delicate, hollow soda straws to massive flowstones and stalagmites. You will be touring the two major rooms on the upper level of the cavern system. The cathedral Room is long enough to hold three football fields and still has space left over. There are many snow-white formations of pure calcite (or calcium carbonate) in the Coral Room. You are walking through an area that was laid down in an ancient sea more than 350 million years ago. These beautiful formations have taken years to be made, no one knows for sure how long it has taken but maybe thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of years for the dripping water to deposit the calcite and other minerals into these fabulous formations. A vast amount of dripstone is found in this portion of the Caverns for two reasons. First, this section is higher than the other, allowing air-chemistry changes which cause the dripstone to form, and second, this portion is older than lower areas, giving the features more time to develop.

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Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.

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  • Part of a Trail System? No
  • Surface (primary): Paved
  • Surfaces (additional): Paved
  • Tread Width (average): 48"
  • Tread Width (minimum): 38
  • Running length (minimum): --
  • Tread Grade (average, percent): 5
  • Tread Grade (maximum): 8
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  • Cross-slope (average, percent): 2
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  • Certified as an NRT Aug 21, 1978

Moscow Metro Tour

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Moscow metro private tours.

  • 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
  • Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

  • Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
  • Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
  • Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
  • Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
  • Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
  • Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
  • Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
  • Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
  • If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
  • Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
  • Have fun time with a very friendly local;
  • + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

  • Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
  • + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

  • Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
  • Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
  • The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

  • + A friend in Moscow.
  • + Private & customized Moscow tour.
  • + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
  • + An authentic experience of local life.
  • + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
  • + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
  • + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
  • + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
  • + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

RATES AND TICKETS

Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

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On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

60 rides - 1900 RUB

1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

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SamsungPay, ApplePay and PayPass cards.

One turnstile at every station accept PayPass and payments with phones. It has a sticker with the logos and located next to the security's cabin.

GETTING ORIENTED

At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

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In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

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There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case). 

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Two Very Different Tours

Marengo Cave Map of Both Walking Tours

Red is the Crystal Palace. Green is the Dripstone Trail.

Crystal Palace

Literally packed with formations., this easy 40-minute tour winds through formation-filled rooms and past huge flowstone deposits..

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Dripstone Trail

Big. really big., this 60-minute tour is known for delicate soda straws, totem pole stalagmites, and penny ceiling..

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School Pricing

*Up to 120 Students Minimum 12 people Advanced reservations are required. One free teacher or school employee per 10 students.

*Up to 200 Students Minimum 12 people and advanced reservations are required for above pricing.

*Up to 240 Students Minimum 12 people Advanced reservations are required. One free teacher or school employee per 10 students.

A Trip Advisor Review  

They have wonderful formations to see, more than most other caves I have seen. The staff was very friendly and the grounds were beautiful.

Cassie B , A Cave Guest

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the cave open year round.

Current hours and holidays closures display at the bottom of this page.

Do I need to purchase walking tour tickets in advance?

Reservations are not required for show cave visitors.

Can small children do the walking tours? Is there an age limit?

and typically enjoy the walking tours. Many preschool age children do both tours. If children can not walk, they can be carried however no backpacks are allowed. This is basically a parental decision.

Children three and under go free.

How long will I wait for a tour to depart?

Both walking tours are scheduled as needed. A tour will be scheduled when tickets are purchased. During the winter waits may be longer, but almost never exceed an hour.

Cave Exploring trips must be scheduled two weeks in advance.

How much do cave tours cost?

See the prices listed above .

What form of payment do you accept?

What's the difference between your two walking tours.

Please see our descriptions and photos above .

How far are you from ... ?

We have detailed directions from each of these cities.

  • Louisville, 45 minutes
  • Evansville, 2 hours
  • Indianapolis, 2.5 hours

May I bring my pet to the cave?

All pets are welcome on park grounds (outside the cave), but must remain on a leash.

May I take a stroller or a wheelchair into the cave?

The cave is not accessible to strollers or wheelchairs because of steps and narrow passageways.

May I take a baby backpack carrier into the cave?

Due to low ceilings in some areas, backpacks risk your childs head hitting the ceiling.

Do you offer camping?

Marengo Cave is open year round. We offer both Tent/RV sites as well as four camping cabins.

Camping cabins are available for groups with two weeks notice and scheduled activities.

Families and individuals can reserve cabins anytime for Memorial Day to Labor Day. From After Labor Day to before Memorial Day only two weeks notice or less.

Are the tours strenuous or tiring?

Both the Crystal Palace and Dripstone Trail Tour are easy walking tours with well lit passageways and minimal steps.

What type of shoes should I wear?

But they are not required.

Will I need a jacket? How cold is it inside the cave?

The cave maintains a year round temperature of 52 degrees.

Is WIFI available in the park?

We have free WIFI available at our gift shop for your convenience!

Is a brochure available online?

It absolutely is.

Marengo Cave Brochure

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  1. Dripstone Trail

    The Dripstone Trail. Dripstone Trail tours are available year-round. The time you should allow for this tour is 1 hour. On this tour you will experience a constant 58 degrees F (so bring a sweater or light jacket) and know that the humidity is close to 100 percent. This trail is accessible to strollers and wheelchairs with strong assistance.

  2. Dripstone Trail Tour, Blanchard Springs Caverns

    Dripstone Tour - School Groups. Educational school groups consisting of children 18 years old and younger are asked to contact the Caverns directly at 1-870-757-2211 to schedule their school group tour. Find out more details and check site availability for Dripstone Trail Tour in Blanchard Springs Caverns at Ozark-St. Francis National Forests ...

  3. Discovery Trail

    The Discovery Trail. The Discovery Trial will bring you 366 feet into Mother Earth, and is 1.2 miles long. This section of the caverns was discovered in 1963 by two local cavers, and is the largest of the 3 different sections. You can also tour the Dripstone Trail, which is an hour long and the easiest of the three sections of the cave.

  4. Walking Tours

    Dripstone Trail Big. Really Big. This 60-minute tour is known for delicate soda straws, totem pole stalagmites, and Penny Ceiling. ... Tour Pricing Dripstone Trail. $14.95. Per Child. Age 4-12. $24.95. Per Adult. Age 13 & Up. Age 3 and under free. A Trip Advisor Review .

  5. The Living Cave

    Dripstone Trail. The Dripstone Trail tours are available year-round. The time you should allow for this tour is 1 hour. On this tour you will experience a constant 58 degrees F (so bring a sweater or light jacket) and know that the humidity is close to 100 percent. This trail is accessible to strollers and wheelchairs with strong assistance.

  6. Blanchard Springs Caverns

    Dripstone Trail Tour; Photo Gallery. Camp, RV, and Explore Outdoors. Login. Sign Up. Recreation.gov is your gateway to explore America's outdoor and cultural destinations in your zip code and across the country. We provide tools and tips to discover new adventures through a one-stop shop for inspiration and ideation, trip planning, information ...

  7. Blanchard Springs Caverns

    The Dripstone Trail Tour is the regular show cave tour for tourists. It shows about 800 m of cave passsages on well developed paths. It is even wheelchair accesible, with the assistance of two strong helpers for the few remaining steps. The Discovery ...

  8. All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

    We took the 1-hour Dripstone Trail tour as it was the only one offered during the time of our visit. During the summer months they also offer a longer Discovery Trail tour and a wild cave experience. We'll have to go back sometime for them! The ticket sales were a bit disorganized (you can book online in advance or on site; we bought on site ...

  9. Blanchard Springs Caverns

    Blanchard Springs Tours. The Forest Service offers three main tours for a variety of levels of adventure seekers. The Dripstone Trail is easier and accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. It is about a half of mile one way with a shuttle ride back tot he main building. The Discovery Trail is a little more strenuous with nearly 700 stair steps ...

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    In this video, we tour the Blanchard Springs Dripstone Trail tour, as our tourguide, Buddy, shows us the wonders of an Arkansas treasure. Make sure to see it...

  11. Blanchard History and Culture

    The Dripstone Trail tour is recommended for most visitors, especially beginners. The Discovery Trail tour was opened to the public in 1977. It takes up to two hours, covering just over a mile. There are 686 stair steps in this tour, which is usually recommended for those who do not have health problems or difficulty walking. It descends to the ...

  12. The One Arkansas Tour Everyone Needs To Take In Their Lifetime

    There's the incredible natural beauty, of course, but there are also three tours there that you really don't need to miss. The one you absolutely need to do as soon as possible, however, is the Dripstone Trail. You can get to Blanchard Springs Caverns by driving to NF 54 Forest Rd 1110-A in Fifty-Six. To find directions, click here.

  13. Blanchard Springs Caverns

    The Dripstone Trail tour is recommended for most visitors, especially beginners. The Discovery Trail tour was opened to the public in 1977. It takes up to two hours, covering just over a mile. There are 686 stair steps in this tour, which is usually recommended for those who do not have health problems or difficulty walking. It descends to the ...

  14. Dripstone Trail

    The Dripstone Trail tours are available year-round. The time you should allow for this tour is 1 hour. On this tour, you will experience a constant 58 degrees F (so bring a sweater or light jacket), and know that the humidity is close to 100 percent. This trail is accessible to strollers and wheelchairs with strong assistance.

  15. Moscow metro tour

    Moscow Metro. The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours' itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin's regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as "a people's palace". Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings ...

  16. Moscow Metro Tour with Friendly Local Guides

    Moscow Metro private tours. 2-hour tour $87: 10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off; 3-hour tour $137: 20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. Metro pass is included in the price of both tours. Highlight of Metro Tour

  17. Moscow Metro 2019

    Customized tours; St. Petersburg; SMS: +7 (906) 077-08-68 [email protected]. Moscow Metro 2019. Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow - fast, reliable and safe - having some ...

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    Indiana's most popular natural attraction - Includes cave tours, history, rates, hours, location, and nearby attractions. Located in the heart of Indiana's hill country. Open Everyday 9:00am-5:00pm Marengo Cave. U.S. National Natural Landmark. ... Dripstone Trail Big. Really Big.

  19. Moscow Metro Daily Tour: Small Group

    Moscow has some of the most well-decorated metro stations in the world but visitors don't always know which are the best to see. This guided tour takes you to the city's most opulent stations, decorated in styles ranging from neoclassicism to art deco and featuring chandeliers and frescoes, and also provides a history of (and guidance on how to use) the Moscow metro system.