Miners looking for gold discovered the cavern in 1851. Guided 45-minute tours descend 165 feet, including 100 feet by a spiral staircase into a room big enough to hold the Statue of Liberty. Alternatively, visitors can descend by a 180-foot rappel or take the three-hour Adventure Tour to the farthest depths of the cavern. Reservations are required for the Adventure Tour. Moaning Cavern is open all year long, every day. Summer hours during Daylight Savings Time are 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., winter hours during Pacific Standard Time, are 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. weekdays and 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on the weekends. Moaning Cavern offers family walking tours, wild cavern expedition trips, gemstone mining, a free nature trail and picnic tables set in beautiful countryside.
Location:
PO Box 78, 5350 Moaning Cave Road, Vallecito California 95251
Telephone
209-736-2708 Toll Free: 866-762-2837 Fax 209-736-0330
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06/09 Coming to The Vallecito area
Arden Fair Sacramento CA March30-April18 Open the doors to Arden Fair and step inside. Here you'll find contemporary fashions, jewelry, accessories and brand name merchandise at over 165 specialty stores, plus Nordstrom's, Macy's, Sears, and JC Penney. Arden Fair also has a number of terrific restaurants, everything from fast food to fine dining. And it's completely enclosed, so it's always a comfortable 70 degrees inside no matter what it's like outside.
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz CA April13-May11 A festival of baroque music.
Oakland Greek Festival Oakland CA May17-19 Wonderful aromas of Souklavia and Loukoumades waft through the air and the sounds of traditional Greek music and shouts of OPA! resonate in the hills of Oakland.
California Exposition & State Fair Sacramento CA June12-28 The Cal Expo is the site of the California State Fair. All year Satellite Wagering, Waterworld USA, Paradise Island Fun Center and an RV Park are just a few of the features of the Cal Expo.The first State Fair was held in 1854 in San Francisco at the old Music Hall. The fair offered premiums (prizes) for its competitions and included such agricultural exhibits such as 2-inch-long peanuts, 72-pound beets and a 10-pound carrot that was longer than 3 feet. Horseracing was part of that first fair and has continued to be a part of the fair ever since.
Midsummer Mozart Festival San Francisco CA July18-28 Organized in 1974, the Festival is the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart.
Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy CA July26-28 The internationally acclaimed Great Garlic Cook-off, the signature event of the Gilroy Garlic Festival has increased the top prize in the July 27th competition to $5,000.
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