Top Ten U.S. Caves - For all the natural wonders aboveground, don't forget about the ones below.
Down Below - Descending fifty feet into the darkness of the Argenta cave, intrepid explorer Mike Finkel gets a quick lesson in the thrills and dangers of caving.
Ape Caves of Mount St. Helens - Mystery joggers, giant meatballs, but no sasquatches in these chilly lava tubes in the shadow of Mt. St. Helens.
Mucking Through Marengo - Real-world caving in Indianamud, darkness, chilly air, icy water, underground rooms the size of football fields, and just a touch of terror.
Cave Crawling in Carlsbad - Get away from the crowds, past the calcite popcorn, up a flowstone chimney, and into the Hall of the White Giant.
Carlsbad Caverns
NP, New Mexico
Great Basin NP
(Lehman Cave), Nevada
Jewel Cave NP,
South Dakota
Oregon Caves NM,
Oregon
Timpanogos Cave
NM, Utah
Wind Cave NP,
South Dakota
Caribbean Islands - Includes brief information on caves.
Caves in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska
CAVING TRIPS/EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Ceiba Adventures - Small and personalized Adventure Travel Outfitter that specialized in remote and exotic rainforest tours, caving adventures and archaeological river trips into the Mayan heartland. We also offer river trips throughout the southwestern US.
CAVING BOOKS, VIDEOS, MAGAZINES
Caving Books - Browse through the Adventurous Traveler Bookstore's database to find a collection of caving books.
Menasha Ridge Press - Publisher of high quality nonfiction books with decades of experience in high-adventure sports (including caving), travel, and dining. Are authors are among the best travel and dining professionals and outdoor experts in the world. Menasha publishes reference books for the discriminating reader.
CAVING BY REGION
Southeast Alaska Paleontology - Research on fossil bears and other vertebrate remains found in caves on Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Tongass National Forest. Photos, diagrams, abstracts, papers, and articles.
Lava Beds National Monument - The NPS home page. Site includes maps of the cave, which is located in northern California, descriptions of trails, and attractions.
Little Egypt Grotto Home Page - Located in Southern tip of Illinois. Information about the caves and club activities.
MSM Spelunkers Page - caving activities in Missouri.
Russell Cave NM, Alabama
Cave Man's cave page with info on Pennsylvania caves.
Walkthrough tour of the Ohio Caverns
Ape Cave - Information about the lava tube that was formed when Mount St. Helens erupted.
The Lancaster University Speleological Society (LUSS) home page.
U.K. Caving Server with Yorshire Dales info and access to Craven Pothole Club and Grampian Speleological Society home pages.
Swedish Caving Server
Section INRIA de Speleologie caving server in France
Slovenian Caving Server with info of Slovenian tourist caves.
Center for Cave and Karst Studies - Activities include information on caving courses offered at Mammoth Cave National Park.
CAVING LINKS
Cave Conservation and Management Section of the National Speleological Society. Lots of good info here for anyone interested in the conservation and managment of caves.
MIT Caving Club Pages
CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS
The National Speleological Society home page.
Boston Grotto - information about the club and its activities.
Northern New Jersey Grotto - members of the NSS.
Wisconsin Hoofers the Outdoor Clubs for the University of Wisconsin-Madison offer a wide range of activities including skiing, diving, windsurfing, climbing, gliding, biking, paddlesports, caving, and backpacking.
The Speleological Union of Ireland - Info on the union as well as a link to the Irish cave rescue organization (ICRO).
Eastern Region of the National Cave Rescue Commission - Organization provides cave rescue training and resource information for West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Site includes tips on what to do when an injury happens while caving and a listing of caving accidents, covering the past 40 years.
Texas Speleological Association - activities and newsletters.