Boulder Cave Timed Tickets

Timed entry · Washington ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Civilian Conservation Corps-era picnic shelter with cedar shake roof, large log beams and a natural stone woodfired oven. An asphalt paved trail goes to and around the shelter, set in a backdrop with ponderosa pines, Douglas fir trees, and cottonwoods.
Photo: K Hill · Recreation.gov
Provides access for one private vehicle or motorcycle to access Boulder Cave Day Use and Boulder Cave Trail. Boulder Cave Day Use provides access to Barrier Free Trail and Picnic Shelter offering a paved surface and benches to enjoy the Naches River. The picnic table areas have asphalt surfaces that are wheel-chair suitable. Boulder Cave Trail #962 is a 1.5-mile round trip trail with approximately 400 feet of elevation gain beginning at the parking lot of the day use picnic area. It climbs gradually to a trail loop going to the Cave entrance. The trail meanders through a 330-foot basalt rock cave with Devil Creek flowing alongside.

Getting there

From Naches, WA take Highway 12 W for 4.4 miles and continue onto State Route 410 W and follow for another 25 miles past the community of Cliffdell. Then turn left on Forest Road 1704 / Old River Road, cross the bridge over the Naches River, take a right and follow the road to the entrance of Boulder Cave Day Use Area.

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The exterior of a double-vault toilet next to a parking lot with an asphalt sidewalk approaching it. Next to the vault toilet is a large bulletin board, behind which is a log bench and a smaller interpretive sign. The trail begins just past the bench, cutting a path between large Douglas Fir, surrounded by low-growing understory plants in their early summer growth.
Photo: K Hill · Recreation.gov
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Photo: K Hill · Recreation.gov

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Can you reserve a site at Boulder Cave Timed Tickets?
Yes, Boulder Cave Timed Tickets is reservable through Recreation.gov.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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