Plan Your Trip
Planning Your Trip
Costs and Fees
Entry to Mammoth Cave National Park and its surface features is free of charge. There is, however, a charge to tour the cave, stay in campgrounds, or reserve picnic shelters.
Visitor Center Ticket Counter is open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Cave Tours Fees
Cave tour offerings change by season. Before arriving to the park for a cave tour, check the current cave program schedule. Advanced reservations are recommended and can be made at Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
Visitor Center Ticket Counter is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Children under five years are free. Youth under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult, 18 years or older.
Senior Pass and Access Pass ♿ will give a discount on one ticket only.
Frozen Niagara Tour | $14.00 | $18.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
Gothic Avenue Tour | $15.00 | $19.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
Grand Avenue Tour | $27.00 | $35.00 | $17.50 | $17.50 |
Great Onyx Lantern Tour | $18.00 | $23.00 | $11.50 | $11.50 |
Historic Tour | $15.00 | $20.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
Introduction to Caving Tour | $28.00 (10+) | $35.00 | $17.50 | $17.50 |
Mammoth Cave Access Tour | $16.00 | $22.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
Mammoth Passage Tour | $9.00 | $11.00 | $5.50 | $5.50 |
River Styx Cave Tour | $16.00 | $22.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
Star Chamber Lantern Tour | $20.00 | $25.00 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
Trog Tour | $25.00 | N/A | N/A | $12.50 |
Violet City Lantern Tour | $20.00 | $25.00 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
Wild Cave Tour | N/A | $66.00 (16+) | $33.00 | $33.00 |
Wondering Woods Tour | $14.00 | $18.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
Cave Tour | Youth (6-12) | Adult (13+) | Senior Pass Holder | Access Pass Holder ♿ |
Broadway Tour | $13.00 | $18.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
Cleaveland Avenue Tour | $16.00 | $22.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
Discovery Tour | $6.00 | $8.00 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
Domes & Dripstones Tour | $16.00 | $21.00 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
Extended Historic Tour | $17.00 | $23.00 | $11.50 | $11.50 |
Extended Historic Tour (Self-Guided) | $17.00 | $23.00 | $11.50 | $11.50 |
Focus on Frozen Niagara Photo Tour | $12.00 | $16.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
Best Time to Go
July and August are the busiest months, so going in April through June will provide a little break from the crowds. If you’re looking to hike in the park, you may want to check the forecast and choose late spring to early summer. The caves are generally a constant temperature, so they will be the same regardless of the time of year.
Year-Round Temperatures
Average monthly high temperatures range from an average of 91.0℉ (32.8℃) in July to 47.9℉ (8.8 ℃) in January.
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