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Lehman Caves is a beautiful limestone cave ornately decorated with stalactites, stalagmites, helectites, flowstone, popcorn, and over 300 rare shield formations.
Lehman Caves may only be entered with a guided tour. Cave tours are offered daily, year round, except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Park rangers lead all tours, explaining the history, ecology, and geology of the caves.
Cave tours are 60 or 90 minutes long. The 60 minute tour travels 0.4 miles, and is ideal for families with young children.
The 90 minute tour, which is 0.54 miles in length, views three additional rooms and includes the Grand Palace, home of the famous Parachute Shield. Children must be at least 5 years old to accompany the 90 minute cave tour.
Lehman Caves is the most famous of Great Basin National Park's caves, but there are actually more than 40 caves in the park. Eight of these wild caves are accessible with a cave permit. All other wild caves are closed to the public.
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