Boyden Cavern

Boyden cavern is located in Kings Canyon , one of the most beautiful and spectacular places on earth. It is not as well known or traveled, making for a peaceful and less disturbed feel.

Please be aware that to get to Boyden Cavern, you must drive into Sequoia National Park where the National Park Service charges each vehicle. This fee is not associated with Boyden Cavern. You will still have to pay an admission price at the cavern.

Boyden Cavern lies beneath the massive 2,000 foot high marble walls of the famous Kings Gates. It is a magnificent cavern with many varieties of natural speleothems, including rare "shield" formations. Visitors are delighted to find that spectacular beauty above ground is complimented by natural beauty underground.

This popular 45-minute tour is suitable for the entire family, from kids to senior citizens. The tour begins with a steep five-minute walk to the cavern entrance and from there visitors travel deep within, where the temperature is a constant 55 oF. Groups follow a well lighted and handrail equipped trail as guides point out many natural varieties of formations. Reservations are not required. Tours leave approximately every hour on the hour. For safety reasons, children are not allowed to be carried in backpacks. Small babies in front packs or slings are okay.

Popular features include The Pancake Room, a stalactite group called the Upside Down City , the Bat Grotto where bats spend summer days sleeping, and a flowstone formation called Mother Nature's Wedding Cake. The Drapery Room contains large drapery stalactites, long soda straws and twisting crystalline helictites. Speleothems have developed to resemble familiar objects, as with the Taco Shell formations, the Baby Elephant & Mom stalagmites, and the Christmas Tree. There is also a subterranean stream and many other unique features.