Gardner Cave

Gardner Cave
Guided tour of the cave, 2009
Map
LocationCrawford State Park
Coordinates48°59′40.56″N 117°22′13.8″W / 48.9946000°N 117.370500°W / 48.9946000; -117.370500[1]
Length1,055 feet (322 m)
GeologyMetaline Limestone, Cambrian formation

Gardner Cave is located in extreme northeastern Washington state inside Crawford State Park.[2] Gardner Cave is the longest limestone cave in Washington state with a length of 1,055 feet (322 m).[3] Only the first 494 feet (151 m) are open to public access.[4]

The cave is adorned with stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, pools, and a column 2 feet in diameter.[5]

  1. ^ "Crawford State Park - Gardner Cave". Washington Trails Association. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Crawford State Park Heritage Site". Crawford State Park Heritage Site. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Caves of Washington" (PDF). Purdueoutingclub.org. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Expedition to Gardner Cave (Crawford State Park, Washington)". Users.scc.spokane.edu. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Discovering the underground Northwest". Sunset Magazine. July 1984. p. 76.