There are nearly a dozen NSS grottos throughout California, out of around 200 grottos worldwide. If you are not located in California, the NSS maintains a list of all the grottos, with contact information. Below, please find a list of all California grottos with contact information, including links to Web pages, if applicable.


Western Region, N.S.S.
National Cave Rescue Commission, Western Region
Western Region Training Committee

Columbia Grotto
11555 Yankee Hill Rd.
Columbia, CA 95310-9763		 Diablo Grotto *
c/o Jim Hildebrand
2480 Indian Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3544
Diablo Advocate		 Mother Lode Grotto *
Box 160452
Sacramento, CA 95816-0452
Valley Caver
San Diego Grotto *
c/o Tom Gilleland
9419 Mt. Israel Rd
Escondido, CA 92029
San Diego Grotto News		 San Francisco Bay Chapter, NSS *
PO Box 2282
Menlo Park, CA 94026
SFBC Newsletter		 Shascade Caving Society
c/o Ellen Pryor
4001 Alta Mesa Drive
Redding, CA 96002
The Dweller
Shasta Area Grotto *
c/o Jim Wolff
PO Box 865
McCloud, CA 96057-0865
The SAG RAG		 Southern California Grotto*
PO Box 127
La Canada, CA 91012
Explorer		 Stanislaus Speleological Association *
410 High Street
Modesto, CA 95354-0423
Stanislaus Cave Examiner
The Desert Dog Troglodytes *
PO Box 30398
Long Beach, CA 90853
The Troglodyte Tribune		 Waldo Brothers Grotto
c/o Sam Hails
17233 Clark
Bellflower, CA 90706-6535		  

* members of the NSS Western Region.


The Western Region also covers two Oregon grottos. If you ever find yourself visiting our neighbor to the north, these grottos can help make your stay a muddy one!

Southern Oregon Grotto
c/o Ernie Coffman
733 N.E. Oregon St.
Grants Pass, OR 97526-3562
The SOG LOG		 Willamette Valley Grotto
c/o Thomas Kline
5172 SE Logus Rd
Milwaukie, OR 97222-4267
Underground Express		 Oregon High Desert


The following are some of the "western" grottos with Web pages that the SFBC has had contact with over the years. Regions are groups of grottos in a specific area, though not every grotto formally belongs to a region.

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