From 10 am to 4 pm you can learn about desert creatures with live animal displays (reptiles with Tom Miscione and birds with Liberty Wildlife), excite the kiddos with children’s activities & crafts, relive the old west mining days at the mining history & caving equipment display, plus learn about a Speleothem cave formation.
From 9 am - 5 pm you can explore CaveSim, an electronic cave simulator with 60 feet of crawling passage and realistic cave formations that are electronically sensed to give users feedback with videogame-type scoring. This caving experience is for beginner and experienced cavers ages 6 & up.
The gift shop will also be hosting a signing by children’s book author Conrad Storad. The $6.00 per vehicle entry fee includes activities and presentations (up to 4 adults, does not include Cave Tour Tickets). Visit Benson Area Chamber of Commerce at bensonchamberaz.com or camp at the park.
Winter Hours are in effect from November 1 through May 31. Gate hours 7 am – 10 pm, park hours 7 am – 6 pm, Discovery Center hours 8 am – 6 pm. The campgrounds are open year-round. The park is 9 miles south of Benson on Highway 90.
You can learn more about Cave Fest 2014 as well as other Kartchner Cavern activities on the Kartchner Caverns State Park website.
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