National Parks with Caves and Karst

Some National Parks preserve fantastic cave and karst resources. Follow the links below to explore some of these places.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
Everglades National Park, Florida
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
Lava Beds National Monument, California
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Pinnacles National Monument, California
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

 

Other Resources

Ozark National Scenic Riverways: http://www.nps.gov/ozar/caves.html

Buffalo National River: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/nature/subnaturalfeatures.cfm?alphacode=buff&topic=38&loc=4

Craters of the Moon National Monument: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/nature/subnaturalfeatures.cfm?alphacode=crmo&topic=38&loc=4

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: http://www.nps.gov/seki/snrm/geology/cave_karst.htm

Russell Cave National Monument (primarily archaeology): http://www.nps.gov/ruca/home%20page.htm

Oregon Caves National Monument: http://www2.nature.nps.gov/grd/parks/orca/index.htm

Links

Caves and Karst Index

Importance

Underground

Threats to Caves and Karst

Exploration

Caves and Karst in National Parks

Challenge Your Understanding

 

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