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The entrance to the cave is around 14 miles (23 km) west of Flagstaff, Arizona. Being in Coconino National Forest, the cave is managed by the United States Forest Service. While the cave is open year-round, the dirt roads which lead there may be impassable to cars in winter months or during wet weather conditions. There are no entrance or use fees.
Timed entry permits are now on sale for Lava River Cave, a subterranean hike into a mile-long lava tube outside of Bend. The hike opens for the season on Friday.
A trail providing access to the summit and crater was closed in 1973 because of excessive erosion caused by hikers. [17] A visitor center is located near the park entrance, 15 miles (24 km) north of Flagstaff, Arizona, along U.S. Highway 89. In April 2022, the Tunnel Fire burned over the entirety of the monument, though the visitor center was ...
Lava tubes are caves which are formed in volcanic rock. They are usually the voids left when the molten lava cools and contracts. ... Lava River Cave (Arizona ...
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A broad lava-flow field often forms a lava tube system that consists of a main lava tube and a series of smaller tubes that supply lava to the front of one or more separate flows. When the supply of lava stops at the end of an eruption, or lava is diverted elsewhere, lava in the tube system sometimes drains downslope and leaves partially or ...
Unprecedented evidence humans occupied ‘lava tubes’ could fill in gaps in the archaeological record, scientists say Mindy Weisberger, CNN May 8, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Old Caves Crater is a cinder cone located in Coconino National Forest, near Flagstaff, Arizona. Its name comes from the numerous small caves on the slopes of the cinder cone. A forest of new growth ponderosa pines cover the lower slopes of the cone, while a pinyon-juniper forest covers the upper slopes.