In 1991, the Crystal Cave Restoration Project was started to help keep the cave as beautiful as ever. One weekend a year, volunteers from all over California, and even a few from out of state, gather at Crystal Cave for cleanup, restoration, and other repairs. Some of the activities include:

• Cleaning and repairing formations
• Installing handrails and walls next to the tour trail
• Removal of blast rubble from the fault room (45 tons and counting!)
• Restoration of a room built into one of the cave entrances

There is no special experience required to volunteer, and it is the perfect trip for new cavers! The restoration is hard work, but as a reward for your help, the park service is happy to take you caving in other parts of the cave Saturday evening. If you would like to get involved, check the calendar of events for the next trip, or better yet, drop by a grotto meeting and ask the executive committee for more information.

Park Service Crystal Cave Page
The Park Service maintains a page on Crystal Cave, including directions on how to get there and ticket information for the 45 minute walking tour, as well as how you can participate in a park-led "wild tour."

Sequoia Natural History Association
The Sequoia Natural History Association is responsible for running the Crystal Cave tours for the Park Service. They are also very much involved in other conservation issues related to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

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