Entrances 1 Discovery 1907 Entrance 1 | Difficulty Easy Phone +1 435-245-4422 | |
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Location Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States Geology Karst cavern, Mississippian Limestone Address Minnetonka Cave Rd, St Charles, ID 83272, USA Similar Bear Lake, The National Oregon/C, Pickleville Playhouse, Paris Ice Cave, Rocky Mountains | ||
Visit the minnetonka cave on the caribou targhee national forest
Minnetonka Cave is one of the larger limestone caves in the state of Idaho. It is located in Cache National Forest in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States, above the village of St. Charles (located at the north end of Bear Lake). Tours through the cave are offered from Memorial Day (weather permitting) through Labor Day by Scenic Canyons Recreational Services, the concessionaire that holds the special use permit from the United States Forest Service. The half-mile route through the cave is lined with stalactites and stalagmites.
The cave is a hibernaculum to five different species of bats. One species, the Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii), while not on the endangered species list is on the lists of both the State of Idaho and the Forest Service as a species of concern.