Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Timpanogos Cave National Monument is a national monument run by the National Park Service in Utah County, Utah. There is no entrance fee. It is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Timpanogos Cave National Monument on the managing agency's own page.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument map
Timpanogos Cave National Monument boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restrictions change with the season and can start or lift within days. Check the current orders for this area before any campfire, stove, smoking, target shooting or off-road driving.
Utah Fire Info, Utah DNR's interagency fire information hub, keeps the Utah fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Utah fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- Yes. Timpanogos Cave National Monument has no entrance fee. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online. A reservation is needed to enter.
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
- Yes, the ranger-led tours are ticketed: 1 tour is on the park's list, $12 to $12 per adult. Tickets can be booked up to 30 days ahead. Some walk-up tickets are sold at the visitor center when space allows. Tour list as of September 29, 2026.
- Pets are not allowed in Timpanogos Cave National Monument. They are not allowed on trails. Not allowed: Cave trail and Cave.
Fees, passes, and hours
Timpanogos Cave National Monument has no entrance fee. The park takes no cash: pay by card or buy a pass online. A reservation is needed to enter.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument is open during posted hours; see the visitor center hours below.
Ticketed tours
- Timpanogos Cave Tour
Tickets can be booked up to 30 days ahead. Some walk-up tickets are sold when space allows. Tour list as of 2026-09-29; the park changes which tours run by season.
Book tour ticketsSources: nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/basicinfo, checked 2026-09-28; nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/fees, checked 2026-09-28.
Pets
Pets are not allowed in Timpanogos Cave National Monument. They are not allowed on trails. Not allowed: Cave trail and Cave.
Source: nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/basicinfo, checked 2026-09-28.
Getting there
- Nearest town: American Fork, UT
- Main access road: paved
- Limited cell service
Source: nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/directions, checked 2026-09-28.
Trails
- Cave Trail closed part of the year Self-guided hike from the visitor center to the cave entrance before the ranger-led tour.
Source: nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/basicinfo, checked 2026-09-28.
Public lands next to Timpanogos Cave National Monument
- Wilderness areaTimpanogos Cave National Monument borders Lone Peak Wilderness.
- National forestTimpanogos Cave National Monument borders Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
- Wilderness areaMount Timpanogos Wilderness is 1.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://www.nps.gov/state/ut/index.htm (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/fees.htm (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/hours.htm (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.nps.gov/tica/planyourvisit/directions.htm (accessed 2026-09-28)