mammoth Cave Kentuky

[oldcaver]

Hello, This is my first post.

Next July I am planning on going to America for my birthday and as part of the celebrations I hope to do the wild cave tour in Mammoth Cave, a six hour trip. I would like to know if anybody has any experience of this trip, any information would be helpful.

Also is there anybody still around who was a member of St Albans Caving Club from 1972 - 1986.

 

[blackshiver]

I managed to fit the longer tourist through trip in last time I was in the area and found the place really interesting. A bonus was that the caves electric light system failed when we were precisely half way through. The guides went and got a load of Tilly lamps and we used these to finish the through trip - which was much the better for it!
Basically, even just "being there" was enough to bring things I had read to life. Hope you enjoy it as well......

 

[mrodoc]

Well worth a visit. We were fortunate enough to do the Mammoth  to Flint Ridge through trip on a field trip from the international convention in Texas in 2009. About 8 miles underground and a 12 hour trip. The worst part was the flat out mud crawls at the lowest point. Having visited the area I now realise why people keep finding new entrances as the whole system is under dense forest. It is magical at night when the fireflies come out.

 

[Filter]

I used to visit Mammoth every summer with my family when I was growing up, never did the six-hour tour (though I certainly wanted to!) Have fun!

 

[webby]

i also did the wild cave tour in mammoth in 1997, found it quite an easy 6hours very little crawling very dry and warm, think we went in historic ent and out via carmichaels, stopped the week in cave city visited floyd collins museum and sand cavern and collins grave also did other show caves in area, only downside was the county of BARRON was a dry county, so any beer was a 35 mile drive to bowling green, wonder if still dry now

 

[oldcaver]

Hi All.

Thank you for the feedback, it sounds a very interesting place and well worth spending some time in the national park. I certainly hope it's not a 35 mile drive for a beer!!.
It must have livened up the trip with the electric lights failing.

 

[webby]

You could take your own beer into barren and consume it in restaurant s  but not buy it. Also went on a tour of Jim beams whisky distillery but unable to buy it on sight

 

[Amy]

The wild tour (long version) and the lantern tour are the two worth doing. Both sell out quick and often in advance so do utilize the online booking.
Message me if you want more KY advice or hookups with actual cavers.
- signed, a now TAG formerly Indiana/Kentucky caver.