Post by L Roebuck on Nov 8, 2007 7:22:15 GMT -5
From the Ozarks Outdoors listing...
Caves
Bluff Dwellers Cave and Museum is 97 miles southwest of Springfield; two miles south of Noel on Missouri 59. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 12; ages 4 and younger tour free. Call 475-3666 or visit www.4noel.com/bluffd.
Crystal Cave is five miles north of Springfield on Interstate 44 on Greene County H, (North Glenstone Avenue), and is a Greene County Historic Site. Tours run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. The fee is $9 for adults; $5 for kids ages 4 to 12. Children 3 and younger are free. Call 833-9599.
Fantastic Caverns offers a tram-driven tour. The cavern is five miles from the junction of Interstate 44 and Kansas Expressway heading north on Missouri 13. Follow the signs west to the caverns. $19 for adults; $11 for children ages 6-12; kids age 5 and younger are free with paid adult admission. Call 833-2010 or visit www.fantasticcaverns.com.
Marvel Cave is located on the grounds of Silver Dollar City in Branson. Touring the cave is free after paying to enter the park. For more information, call 1-800-475-9370 or visit www.silverdollarcity.com.
Round Spring Cavern, located on the grounds of Round Spring park, is owned and operated by the National Park Service. It's located 147 miles east of Springfield; 13 miles north of Eminence on Missouri 19 at Round Spring Campground. Tours of the cavern are held daily in summer. Admission is $5 for adults; $2 for children. Call the NPS office at Round Spring park at (573) 858-3297 or visit the Web site at www.nps.gov/ ozar/caves.html.
Talking Rocks Cavern is 44 miles south of Springfield in Branson West at 423 Fairy Cave Lane. Take Missouri 13 south one-half mile from Missouri 76 to east on Table Rock Lake Road 13-11. Tours are $13.95 for adults; $6.95 age 5 to 15; 4 and younger free. Call 1-800-600-CAVE, (417) 272-3366 or visit www.talkingrockscavern.com.
Caving
Springfield Plateau Grotto works in tandem with public agencies and private landowners in better understanding caves. SPG is a member grotto of the National Speleological Society. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Library Station. Call Jonathan Beard at 887-7231 or Roy Gold at 443-0441 or visit www.spgcavers.org.
The Ozark Highlands Grotto is an organization of cavers involved in the study, exploration and conservation of caves and karst features. Those interested in caves and caving are invited to attend grotto meetings, held from 7 to 9 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave. Contact OHG president Eddie Simmons at 736-3195 or visit www.ozarkhighlandsgrotto.org.
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Caves
Bluff Dwellers Cave and Museum is 97 miles southwest of Springfield; two miles south of Noel on Missouri 59. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 12; ages 4 and younger tour free. Call 475-3666 or visit www.4noel.com/bluffd.
Crystal Cave is five miles north of Springfield on Interstate 44 on Greene County H, (North Glenstone Avenue), and is a Greene County Historic Site. Tours run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. The fee is $9 for adults; $5 for kids ages 4 to 12. Children 3 and younger are free. Call 833-9599.
Fantastic Caverns offers a tram-driven tour. The cavern is five miles from the junction of Interstate 44 and Kansas Expressway heading north on Missouri 13. Follow the signs west to the caverns. $19 for adults; $11 for children ages 6-12; kids age 5 and younger are free with paid adult admission. Call 833-2010 or visit www.fantasticcaverns.com.
Marvel Cave is located on the grounds of Silver Dollar City in Branson. Touring the cave is free after paying to enter the park. For more information, call 1-800-475-9370 or visit www.silverdollarcity.com.
Round Spring Cavern, located on the grounds of Round Spring park, is owned and operated by the National Park Service. It's located 147 miles east of Springfield; 13 miles north of Eminence on Missouri 19 at Round Spring Campground. Tours of the cavern are held daily in summer. Admission is $5 for adults; $2 for children. Call the NPS office at Round Spring park at (573) 858-3297 or visit the Web site at www.nps.gov/ ozar/caves.html.
Talking Rocks Cavern is 44 miles south of Springfield in Branson West at 423 Fairy Cave Lane. Take Missouri 13 south one-half mile from Missouri 76 to east on Table Rock Lake Road 13-11. Tours are $13.95 for adults; $6.95 age 5 to 15; 4 and younger free. Call 1-800-600-CAVE, (417) 272-3366 or visit www.talkingrockscavern.com.
Caving
Springfield Plateau Grotto works in tandem with public agencies and private landowners in better understanding caves. SPG is a member grotto of the National Speleological Society. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Library Station. Call Jonathan Beard at 887-7231 or Roy Gold at 443-0441 or visit www.spgcavers.org.
The Ozark Highlands Grotto is an organization of cavers involved in the study, exploration and conservation of caves and karst features. Those interested in caves and caving are invited to attend grotto meetings, held from 7 to 9 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave. Contact OHG president Eddie Simmons at 736-3195 or visit www.ozarkhighlandsgrotto.org.
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