Accessible Activities

Call the visitor center at 270-758-2180 on the day of your visit for availability.

Utilizing the Elevator Entrance, this tour emerges near the famous Snowball Room. Continuing through historic Cleaveland Avenue, this tour passes through areas of the cave highly decorated with historic signatures and sparkling geological formations. This tour is ideal for people who wish to see the cave and are looking for a tour with no stairs.

This is an accessible tour. This tour is designed for persons with a disability, limited physical mobility, or any other reason for a tour with no stairs. If no one in your party needs an accessible tour, please consider selecting another tour unless this is the only tour available at the time of your request. Wheelchairs, scooters and other assistive devices are allowed. Accessible restrooms are on this tour.  

Participants meet at the visitor center for a caravan in their personal vehicles to drive approximately 2 miles to the elevator entrance. Assistive devices will need to be decontaminated upon exiting the cave to limit the spread of White Nose Syndrome.

Please note:

• No transportation or mobility assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, walkers or canes are available. NPS employees will not transport or assist visitors or visitor equipment. If visitors need assistance with the Park's accessible features, they must bring a companion with them for aid.

• The Accessible Tour utilizes a single elevator to reach the tour route inside the cave. The elevator receives regular maintenance but can experience operational issues because of effects from the cave's natural environment.

  If the cave elevator used for the Accessible Tour breaks down during your tour, the only exit from the cave would require walking for one mile on an uneven dirt trail. The trail includes slight elevation changes and a long, single set of 200 stairs. If you or anyone in your group may find this exit route challenging, we recommend reconsidering whether to participate in the Accessible Tour. Visit our Accessible Activities page to explore additional options.

Duration: 2 hours
Distance: 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Total Stairs: No stairs
Difficulty: Easy
Ages: All ages.  Individuals under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult age 18 years or older.
Restrooms: Yes
Tickets available for each tour time: 14

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The naturally decorated Frozen Niagara section remains one of the most famous at Mammoth Cave, and serves as the last stop for a variety of cave tours. While many tours require long hikes and numerous stairs to reach this point, this short tour offers a chance to visit this area. This tour is ideal for anyone with difficulty walking long distances or negotiating stairs.

This tour requires a short bus ride to and from the visitor center to the cave entrance.

This section of cave is seen in its entirety on the Domes and Dripstones and Grand Avenue tours. 

Duration: 1.25 hours
Distance: 0.25 miles (0.4 km)
Total Stairs: 64, plus an optional 98
Difficulty: Easy
Ages: All ages.  Individuals under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult age 18 years or older.
Restrooms: No
Tickets available for each tour time: 34

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Discover where two worlds collide. This walk takes you to Echo River Spring, where the underground Echo River emerges from Mammoth Cave to reach the surface. Rangers will present on the area’s rich geologic and biological diversity. Meets at the Green River Ferry Parking Lot.  

Duration: 45 minutes  
Distance: .6 miles
Difficulty: Easy - wheelchair accessible
Program Times: Please check our Ranger-led Programs schedule

Join a park ranger for a brief discussion on one of the many subjects centered in Mammoth Cave National Park. Topics range from the rich cultural history to one of the many disciplines associated with the park's natural history. No matter what the topic, there's surely something to learn and enjoy with this small group setting with a park ranger. 

Duration: Approximately 15 minutes 
Price: Free 
Talk Times: Please check our Ranger-led Programs schedule

Spend an evening beneath the stars and join a park ranger to learn about a variety of topics inspired by Mammoth Cave National Park. Program topics are ranger’s choice and could include local stories, history, plants, animals, geology and more! Meets at the amphitheater between the lodge and camp store.

Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Program Times: Please check our Ranger-led Programs schedule

Exhibits located in the visitor center were designed with accessibility in mind, tactile options are plentiful and films have closed captions as well as audio description availability. Whether filling time before a tour or seeking out answers to questions, the exhibit area provides an enjoyable experience while learning about the process of cave formation, early human uses, modern exploration, and what mysteries we’re still investigating. 

This 0.6 mile trail takes you to Echo River Spring, where the underground Echo River emerges from Mammoth Cave to reach the surface. Along the trail you will find clear glass panels at overlooks, and boardwalks designed to increase visibility from a wheelchair. The trail also offers several wayside exhibits with tactile features and audio descriptions that can be activated by pressing a button to learn about the history, hydrology, and wildlife in your lush surroundings. The trailhead, located in the Green River Ferry parking lot, features an accessible picnic area. 

This 0.1 mile boardwalk leads to the site of Floyd Collins' famous - but fatal - entrapment in Sand Cave in 1925. Wayside exhibits unfold the tragic story along the boardwalk. The trailhead is at the park's eastern entrance on Cave City Road, accessible parking is available at the entrance sign. 

This 0.4 mile boardwalk takes visitors around the edge of a marshy pond. Wayside exhibits along the way help you understand the pond's unique environment. Wildlife can often be seen here in the form of turtles, frogs, and red-winged blackbirds. The pond features an accessible picnic area.