Ape Cave Interpretive Site
A lava tube destination offering a chilled, pitch-black cave experience with an easy Lower Cave route and a more challenging Upper Cave; a short paved trail leads to the cave entrance and Ape Headquarters provides a small gift shop and limited flashlight rentals. Visitors should bring headlamps or flashlights and be prepared for uneven terrain and dark conditions.
Category
Park
Where
42218 Northeast Yale Bridge Road, Amboy, Washington 98601, United StatesAccessibility
- Parking
- Paid · Parking lot · Timed entry tickets are required per vehicle; a Northwest Forest Pass or America the Beautiful Pass is required to park (Day Pass available onsite for $5); reservation ID/time must be displayed in vehicle.
- Restroom
- Standard
Rules
* Tickets are required, 1 per vehicle, from 9 AM to 5 PM. * YOU MUST ARRIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR RESERVATION TIME WINDOW. * Ape Cave is closed to the public outside of these hours. * Each ticket is valid for 2 hours of exploration in either the Lower or Upper Cave (within your reserved time window). * Reservation holder must be present at arrival. * Reservation ID number and time must be clearly displayed in your vehicle. * This can be your printed ticket or on a sticky note or piece of paper. * If you are unable to make your reserved time, please cancel your ticket by midnight the day before; this will allow others the opportunity to visit Ape Cave. * Visitors can purchase 1 ticket for 1 vehicle per day and a maximum of 6 per year. * This ticket must be presented either at the entry booth, Ape Headquarters or the cave entrance. * A Northwest Forest Pass or America the Beautiful Pass is required to park at Ape Cave. * If you do not have a pass, you may purchase a Day Pass onsite for $5. * Cash or check is preferred. * Annual passes are available at Ape Headquarters during hours of operation. * Vault toilet restrooms at Ape Cave will be open, but running water is not available. * Please come prepared with hand sanitizer. * Drinking water is not available.
Contact
- Website
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot