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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Tuesday fire damages Shady Cove home ... Second SOU candidate embraces liberal arts ... Portland parents criticize officials over lead at 2 schools ... Tuesday fire damages Shady Cove home ... Second SOU candidate embraces liberal arts ... Portland parents criticize officials over lead at 2 schools ... Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve MailTribune.com Writer Posted May. 20, 2016 @ 10:18 am Posted May. 20, 2016 @ 10:18 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> If stalactites and stalagmites are your thing, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is your kind of place. Then again, if forests, lakes, rare flowers or fossils are your thing, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is still your kind of place. That's because the 4,558-acre monument in the Siskiyou Mountains — known as the Marble Halls of Oregon — is a hotbed of biological, botanical and geological diversity. The main draw is the cave system, which formed as rainwater from the ancient forest above dissolved the surrounding stone and created the marble caves. Visitors can take a 90-minute, ranger-guided tour that covers the geology, fossils, cave life, bats, watershed, old-growth forest and human history of the caves, as well as a 60-minute candlelight tour. For the more adventurous, the park offers a three-hour off-trail tour that takes visitors into places where they'll have to scramble over boulders, belly crawl and negotiate tight squeezes. One of the above-ground highlights of the park is the Oregon Caves Chateau, a six-story hotel that features a fine-dining room, 1930s era coffee shop and 23 rooms. The Chateau, open May through October, features enormous post-and-beam supports, a huge double fireplace made of marble, as well as arts-and-crafts-style furniture, period wrought-iron and brass lamps, sconces and chandeliers. For more information about the Chateau or to make reservations, see www.oregoncaveschateau.com or call 541-592-3400. For information about the park, including maps of hiking trails, or to make reservations, see www.nps.gov/orca/index.htm or call 541-592-210, ext. 2224. MailTribune.com Writer Posted May. 20, 2016 @ 10:18 am » Comment or view comments Terms of Service /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501