Lava Beds National Monument Visitor Center.
Interpretive exhibits inside the visitor center.
View from the visitor center.
A trail from the visitor center accesses several of the lava tunnels and picnic areas.
The view from Cave Loop Road.
An entrance into one of the lava tunnels.
Steep stairways down narrow openings are often the only entrance into the lava tunnels.
A steel stairway reaches the interior of a lava tunnel.
Hydrophobic bacteria takes on a golden glow in the lava caves.
Formations within the lava tunnels.
A lava tunnel with a collapsed roof.
There are about two dozen lava tunnels suitable for entering in the park.
Fire lookout at the peak of Schonchin Butte (5,302 ft).
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
07/18/2017
Caves require you to carry lights and crouch or even crawl through small spaces, but some of the features inside make it worth it!
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
07/18/2017
Illuminated Mushpot lava tunnel.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
07/18/2017
Entering Indian Well Cave requires walking down a rough path.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
07/18/2017
Signage along Petroglyph Point.