Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves
Boardwalks, waterfalls, giant boulders, and optional squeezes through named caves reveal a landscape built by frost and collapse.
Artwork inspired by John White Allen Scott
A mountain stream disappears among talus caves and wooden stairs. Boardwalks, waterfalls, giant boulders, and optional squeezes through named caves reveal a landscape built by frost and collapse. The place is most legible as a whole: boulder caves supplies the anchor, while Lost River and wooden boardwalks widen the interpretation.
Take the main boardwalk first and enter only caves that match comfort, size, and footing. The route is steep and wet; caves are optional, seasonal, and unsuitable for some mobility or claustrophobia concerns. Keep wooden boardwalks in the plan, because its quieter evidence often explains why Lost River looks, works, or matters as it does.
- Discovered
- 1852
- Route
- Boardwalk loop
- Caves
- Optional
Quick guide
- Start with
- Take the main boardwalk first and enter only caves that match comfort, size, and footing.
- Look closely at
- Pause at Lost River before moving to wooden boardwalks, where the site’s larger story becomes easier to read.
Know before you go
- Start with
- Take the main boardwalk first and enter only caves that match comfort, size, and footing.
- Look closely at
- Pause at Lost River before moving to wooden boardwalks, where the site’s larger story becomes easier to read.
- Connect the story
- Use the optional caves to connect frost-shattered boulders, hidden water, and the engineered boardwalk that makes the gorge visitable.
- Plan around
- Review hours, admission, parking, and access together before planning Lost River Gorge & Boulder Caves; each addresses a different practical constraint.
Good to know
The route is steep and wet; caves are optional, seasonal, and unsuitable for some mobility or claustrophobia concerns.
Notice these
- boulder caves
- Lost River
- wooden boardwalks