The Marble Halls Of Oregon

Cool off in the beaver state s largest and most intriguing marble cave system.

The marble halls of oregon.

Oregon caves long known as the marble halls of oregon and 480 acres surrounding them were set aside as the oregon caves national monument in 1909. The oregon cavemen formed as a booster group in grants pass. In southern oregon a marble cave has been set aside as oregon cave national monument which features stalactites stalagmites columns and cave draperies. The oregon caves national monument and preserve nicknamed the marble halls of oregon is a beautiful ancient cavern found in the siskiyou mountains of southwest oregon.

A scenic tour of the sights and sounds of the oregon caves with musical accompaniment by jeff pevar crosby still nash and young guitarist. Since 1934 the monument has been administered by the national park service as an adjunct to crater lake national park. Discover the marble halls of oregon. Visit the marble halls of oregon and take a video tour that explores the history of the oregon caves national monument.

The park offers hiking camping dining and wildlife viewing but one of its most popular features is the marble cave. As with the more common limestone caves marble caves are usually formed as slightly acidic rainwater wears its way through the calcite of which the rocks are made. Oregon caves has passageways that total about 15 000 feet in length and represent one of the few cave systems in the united states to be formed in marble. The visitor can also glimpse fossils of grizzly bear black bears and a jaguar from the pleistocene era while on the cave tour.

Deep within the siskiyou mountains are dark twisting passages that await your discovery. Learn how these spectacular caverns were formed and what creatures have. Marble halls of oregon. In a state with no.

Eons of acidic water seeping into marble rock created and decorated the wondrous marble halls of oregon join a tour get a taste of what caving is all about and explore a mountain from the inside and out. The oregon caves national monument had the most unique public relations representatives of any national park attraction. The oregon caves national monument preserve covers 4 554 acres in the siskiyou mountains of southeastern oregon.