Hva som skjer i Mammoth Cave National Park, United States gjennom året

Travelt — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Regel

  Cave tours by ticket only

  1. jan – 31. desBestill tidlig

  Every trip underground is a ticketed ranger tour, released six months ahead and sold out weeks in advance in summer. There is no way to see the cave without booking one. Kilde ↗

• Regel

  Bio-security screening on exit

  1. jan – 31. desStengninger

  Everyone leaving the cave walks over decontamination matting, and clothing or footwear worn in another cave is not allowed underground. It is the white-nose fungus in the bat colonies the rangers are keeping out. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Winter tour schedule (1. des – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

• Stengt

  Spring high water

  1. feb – 30. apr · vanligvis

  The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side. The riverside trails go under with it. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Winter tour schedule (1. des – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — Spring break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Spring high water (1. feb – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Spring wildflowers

  1. apr – 10. mai · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  Trillium, larkspur and Virginia bluebells through the hardwood above the cave in April, before the canopy closes. The surface trails here get a fraction of the traffic the tours do. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Tick and chigger season

  1. apr – 15. okt · vanligvisInsekter og sykdom

  The surface trails run through hardwood and long grass and carry ticks and chiggers from spring to the first frost. None of it touches the cave tours; all of it touches everything above ground. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Spring high water (1. feb – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Memorial Day weekend

• Sesong

  Green River paddling season

  1. mai – 15. okt · vanligvisStisesong

  The Green and Nolin rivers through the park are canoeable once the spring high water drops, roughly May to mid-October. The park closes river use whenever the gauge hits 20 feet, which is what puts an end to a paddling day with little warning. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23.–25. maiNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Spring wildflowers (1. apr – 10. mai (vanligvis)), Tick and chigger season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Summer peak, Summer break i United States

• Sesong

  Summer peak

  1. jun – 15. augSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  School holidays fill every tour slot and the visitor centre car park with them. The cave stays at the same cool temperature all summer, which is exactly why everyone comes. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Tick and chigger season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Green River paddling season (1. mai – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Summer peak, Summer break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Tick and chigger season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Green River paddling season (1. mai – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Summer peak (1. jun – 15. aug)

Toppsesong — Summer peak, Summer break i United States

• Helligdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5.–7. sepNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Tick and chigger season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Green River paddling season (1. mai – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Summer peak (1. jun – 15. aug)

Toppsesong — Labor Day weekend, Summer break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Tick and chigger season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Green River paddling season (1. mai – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Labor Day weekend (5.–7. sep)

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Fall colour

  5. okt – 5. nov · vanligvisHøstfarger

  The Kentucky hardwood above the cave peaks in the first half of October, which the park itself calls the best time to be here. The surface is the reason to come in autumn, not the cave. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Tick and chigger season (1. apr – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Green River paddling season (1. mai – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Thanksgiving break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des), Fall colour (5. okt – 5. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Stengt

  Winter tour schedule

  1. des – 28. feb · vanligvis

  The park runs a reduced winter timetable with fewer tours and fewer routes. The cave holds the same temperature all year, so the only thing winter changes is how many people are in it with you. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cave tours by ticket only (1. jan – 31. des), Bio-security screening on exit (1. jan – 31. des)