An iron spider and gate secures the entrance to Crystal Cave on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The marble cave, closed for four years due to both fires and severe weather, has reopened to guided tours.

Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park, California, reopens for the season, offering guided tours and a magical underground experience after a 4-year closure.

That gust of cool air is what led two National Park Service employees to stumble upon Crystal Cave while fishing at a nearby creek in 1918, park naturalist Drew Gallant said to our tour group as ...

Crystal Cave has reopened after four years of repairs. In 2021, lightning ignited the KNP Complex fires that ended up burning 88,000 acres, and killing thousands of sequoias.

Crystal Cave has been open to the public since the 1940s. Sequoia Parks Conservancy has operated tours at Crystal Cave since 1982. The half-mile trail is steep and strenuous.

The Crystal Cave in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California has been closed since 2023 for maintenance. The cave will reopen to public tours on May 23.

The stalactites and stalagmites of Sequoia National Park’s Crystal Cave, a sprawling subterranean wonder that’s been closed for four years, will be accessible again this summer. But to get in ...

Crystal Cave, the ancient marble cavern at the end of a steep half-mile hike in Sequoia National Park, is slated to reopen to visitors this summer after four years of closure. The cave features a ...

The stalactites and stalagmites of Sequoia National Park’s Crystal Cave, a sprawling subterranean wonder that’s been closed for four years, will be accessible again this summer. But to get in ...

A steep half mile hike brings visitors to Crystal Cave. As you approach the entrance the air gets colder-- a big spider web gate first built in 1940 allows bats to travel in and out.