Category Archives: Lava Beds National Monument

Sentinel Cave (Lava Beds National Monument, CA)

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

Sentinel Cave is the longest of the “easy” caves in California’s Lava Beds National Monument, as well as one of the only lava tubes in the park with multiple entrances. Inside the cave, the roughly 2/10 mile traversed by hikers … Continue reading →

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Golden Dome Cave (Lava Beds National Monument, CA)

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

Unlike limestone caves, lava tubes are usually characterized by their drab, colorless interior. Not so with Golden Dome Cave, which sports shiny ceilings, made possible by tiny bacteria that give the lava tube a golden sheen. Golden Dome Cave is … Continue reading →

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Skull Cave (Lava Beds National Monument, CA)

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Andrew Wojtanik

Lava tubes, cavities in the earth once filled with flowing lava, are the principal attraction of northern California’s Lava Beds National Monument, which boasts the greatest concentration of them in the United States. Reaching as wide as 60 feet in … Continue reading →

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