CALIFORNIA

Location: Kings Canyon, Giant Sequoia National Monument

Opens on: Mid-May to Mid-November

Map and Directions: please click http://www.caverntours.com/boydendir.htm

Trail to Boyden Cavern Entrance

Boyden Cavern lies beneath the massive 2,000 foot high marble walls of the famous Kings Gates. It is a pretty cavern, but is not very popular. Unlike Crystal Cavern in Sequoia National Park, there is no reservation required to visit Boyden Cavern. Our tour started with a short but steep walk to the Cavern Entrance. Once inside the cave, we followed a well-lighted and handrail equipped trail. Our guide pointed to us natural varieties of formations before we finally joined the tour group at the dark room where we experienced total darkness for a short time, I could not even see my hands and feet. Here are some pictures we took inside Boyden Cavern.

Pathway Inside Boyden Cavern

Does this Look Like a Wedding Cake?

Stalactites

Draperies (1)

Draperies (2)

Drapery Up Close

Do These Formations Look Scary?

Does This Look Like a Taco Shell?

Does This Look Like a Hanging Christmas Tree?

More Stalagmites

The route going outside the Boyden Cavern is not the same route as the entrance. We were actually given a choice to go back the same route, or take the alternate route which meant going deeper into the cavern, everyone of course chose the alternate route for more sightseeing. In the alternate exit route we had to bend low,

and walk sideways to pass some passageways.

The tour was supposed to be 45 minutes long, but since we took the alternate route, our tour took longer, maybe an hour long, which was great 

Us, the Cave People

Fore more information, please visit Boyden Cavern’s site: http://www.caverntours.com/BoydenRt.htm