The Utah Cave Tour At Timpanogos Cave National Monument That Belongs On Your Bucket List
By Catherine Armstrong|Published June 07, 2020
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Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
If you’ve ever visited Timpanogos Cave National Monument, you know what a thrill it is to take the cave tour with a park ranger. You’ll see all kinds of cool helictites, anthodite crystals, cave drapery and more on the standard tour that takes you 1/3 of a mile into the deep, dark cave.
*The cave isn’t open quite yet, but we’re putting this one on our bucket list for later this summer! In the meantime, you can hike the cave trail up to the tunnel gate.
You'll find Timpanogos Cave National Monument in American Fork Canyon. Typically, the park recommends that you purchase cave tour tickets in advance. When you arrive, check in at the Visitor Center before starting your hike.
You'll get a close-up look at stalactites, which grow from the top of the cave, as shown here, and stalagmites, which form on the cave's floor and grow upward.
The most popular stalactite formation in the cave is called the "Heart of Timpanogos" which is seen on the tour of Timpanogos Cave. It's actually formed by several stalactites that fused together over the years, and it resembles a human heart.
