Redmond Caves

Ed Lee

One of the interesting sites from the volcanic activity that shaped Central Oregon in ancient times The caves are a collapsed lava tub believed to be formed from the Newberry Crater flow about 80,000 years ago. A sign near the unpaved parking lot shows the map to five caves, but not all of them can be explored. The trail to the largest cave one unmarked and you have to look to your right for the entrance after a short hike. You will have to climb down a short distance to enter the cave and be careful of the low ceiling and uneven ground. The cave is very wide with rocky formations on the ceiling and on the side of the caves. Cave 3 is not easy to enter and is not for most people. Cave 4 is near the parking lot has and is smaller with a very low ceiling. It is interesting to look the top of this cave with its large humps forming an unusual ceiling. You will need some flashlights and some solid shoes to explore the caves. Located on Airport Way in Redmond. A nice place to spend an afternoon exploring an ancient lave tube that collapsed and created five caves.

Jesse Buell

Beautiful caves and neat trails. Recommend that you do not bring dogs, LOTS of broken glass all over the place.

Aletha Pinacho

We took cave 3 down under ground to the end and turned into cave 1 and crawled out. My husband and I are both fat and we got thru just fine. We wore our mask only because of the dust. They helped alot.

Doran

If you enjoy caves and are looking for some casual exploration, this is a great place to spend an hour or two! There's five caves in total, but two of them aren't really accessible (you could get inside, but the openings would require …