Caving in the Rocky Mountain West
The Rocky Mountain Region is a regional association of cavers, scientists, and conservationists within the National Speleological Society
CAVE EXPLORATION, SCIENcE, AND CONSERVATION
Adventure is Underground
Salt Lake and Colorado grottoes founder and prolific author Dr. William R. Halliday once said, “Adventure is Underground.” For Rocky Mountain Region cavers, the promise of underground wonders that Dr. Halliday offered has been fulfilled through remarkable cave discoveries. There’s promise, too, of much more to be discovered in the coming years.
About the Region
The Rocky Mountain Region includes chapters, surveys, and projects of the National Speleological Society in the five member states.
Regional Caving Info
Caves and karst can be found throughout the Rocky Mountain Region. Many caves are open for exploration and scientific study.
Caving Projects
Interested cavers are invited to participate in a number of projects hosted annually in each of the states in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Join the National Speleological Society and go Caving
Be a part of an extraordinary national association of individuals like you who love caves and karst. Since 1941, members of the National Speleological Society have explored, surveyed, and documented caves; studied cave and karst geology, biology, and microbiology; and worked with federal, state, and local agencies along with private landowners in protecting and preserving caves.
By joining as a member of the Society or one of its local chapters, called grottoes, you’ll have the opportunity to participate with other cavers in discovering the underground wonders of the region. You’ll be connected to a caving community and meet and join with cavers, scientists, and conservationists from thorough the region.
Images on this page: Norman R. Thompson, Mark Rabin, and Richard Rhinehart.