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Dixie National Forest:
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Utah's Dixie National Forest: Cedar Mountain |
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Lava Activity - While traveling U-14 look for ancient lava beds that can be seen from the road. The lava is thought to be around 2,000 years old and represents the last lava activity on Cedar Mountain.
Caving in Dixie National Forest
Ice Cave (Duck Creek Cave) - This limestone cave is much smaller than Mammoth Cave. In fact, there is only one chamber, but there are year-round icicles.
Caution: It's often muddy and slippery inside the cave.
Equipment: Head lamps, knee pads, gloves, warm clothes and proper footwear.
Directions: Find the Duck Creek Visitor Center by turning at the Navajo Lake turn-off and then drive past the visitor center and follow the sign to Ice Cave.
Mammoth Cave - Mammoth Cave is a quarter-mile cave with four chambers. It was created by lava flow millenniums ago and left long tubes as it cooled, leaving over 2200 feet of passages. The cave looks like a big hole in the ground at first glance, but it's fun to explore. Take a good light for every person going. The cave is pitch dark after the first turn. The exit is a small tube that allows only enough room to get on your belly and slide through. If you are a large person or claustrophobic turn around and go back the same direction you entered.
Restrictions: Due to bat activity a grate was installed preventing exploration of the cave except during the months of May-September.
Caution: water seepage at the end of the cave makes the rocks slippery. Wear appropriate hiking shoes into the cave. Bats frequent the cave at night.
Equipment: Head lamps, knee pads, warm clothes, gloves and proper footwear.
Directions: Located Forest Road 067, which is just east of Duck Creek Village on U-14. Drive 5 miles. When you see Forest Road 064 turn right onto it. It is about a mile more to the cave.
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