Caves of Sequoia-Kings Canyon

[Lenier]

Can't believe I had not seen this thread before. Anyone around that could put me in contact with a Sequoia caving group? I love off-trail hiking, I love the foothills, and I love caves. I'd love to see them and learn the ropes. I've taken some casual interest over time - mostly after accidentally finding the entrance to Lilburn a few years ago.

[maverick]

https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/nature/managecaves.htm

[bobby49]

CRF administers Lilburn Cave, or at least it did until a big forest fire burned through there a couple of years ago. It's the longest cave in the state.

[zacjust32]

The San Joaquin Valley Grotto is pretty active and can help with trips. I've gone on a few outings with them and they're super accommodating with newbies.

https://facebook.com/groups/sjvgcaving/

[limpingcrab]

One of the grottos is probably your best bet to check out local caves. CRF is more of a small research group and they're great, but not really recreational. I joined and attended their meetings and when I finally got registered for my first Lilburn trip, Covid ruined it. They're finally up and running again and making trips but the cabin they used to stay in burned in a fire so now they're just camping. I'm bummed I never got the chance to stay in the research cabin, even though it was nothing fancy.