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Beautiful place, the caves are a very short walk from the parking lot (10 mins of hiking if you're fit). The main challenge is actually getting there, as others have mentioned! The majority of the route in is pretty decent gravel road, but the last km or so is extremely tough - if you have a low vehicle, consider parking up and walking at the last sign (right turn, blue arrow), it will add a km or so but save your base plate. Absolutely worth the trip though.
As a side note, just seconding the earlier warning of sharp rocks in the water. A lot of blood on the ground beside the larger cave (and footprints on the stairs out) which appeared relatively fresh. This is an isolated location - if you choose to wade in, be sure to wear water shoes and...
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Neat place to check out! We got a little lost finding them - good signs up until one of the last forks but we realized we were off track and found the right road pretty easily. Google maps isn’t totally accurate. About 20 min from the hwy and about a 10 min walk to the caves. Well maintained toilet and path was easy to follow. The stairs and boards could use some TLC - one of the stairs was missing to one of the platforms and the the grippy mesh was gone in many places. We had our 7 month old baby with us in a backpack and it was a bit slippery but we went carefully and had no problems. Bring a flashlight for the caves! We went in mid November and water levels were high and I think you’d be able to explore more...
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Once you get on "Atluck Forest Service Rd", be sure to immediately turn your Google Maps directions OFF. Google will not take you here. You need to switch to looking for the low-to-the-ground signs that are at the junction of nearly every split in the road. The signage is decent, if you can spot them.
The caves are absolutely stunning. I've never seen anything like them before. Crawling around in such a deep cave was probably a once in a lifetime experience.
The wire on the wooden steps is getting worn away and appeared to be quite uncomfortable for my...
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