CTRL Cave Trails

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 80 ft of climbing · 350 ft of descent · 439 ft–718 ft · non-motorized

ViewsVisitor centers

Along the way Overlook Visitor Center

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.