Are there ice caves in the US?

In fact, the USDA Forest Service has ice caves in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state, the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska, and the very well-known Big Four Ice Caves in Washington state's Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.



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THE ICE CAVES OF LAKE SUPERIOR Nearly everyone remembers the winter of 2013-2014, the year the ice caves on Lake Superior went absolutely viral worldwide and put the Apostle Islands in Wisconsin on the map. Since then, conditions have only allowed the NPS to open access to the ice caves once, in 2015.

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During the winter they can go down to -10°C (14°F), and even below that. They are made of ice after all! That's why it's really important that you wrap up warm when visiting the caves. If you suffer too much from the cold, you just won't enjoy the experience as much as you could.

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By far the highlight of our trip!! It was amazing to see the naturally formed Ice Cave. There weren't that many people when we got there so we had amazing photo opportunities. The drive to the cave was scenic and our driver was amazing at navigating the roads.

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11 Spectacular Ice Caves Around the World (PHOTOS)
  1. Eisriesenwelt, Austria. ...
  2. Mer de Glace Ice Cave, France. ...
  3. Rhone Glacier Ice Caves, Switzerland. ...
  4. Narusawa Ice Cave, Japan. ...
  5. Mendenhall Glacier Ice Caves, Alaska. ...
  6. Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. ...
  7. Dobsinska Ice Cave, Slovakia. ...
  8. Big Four Ice Caves, Washington.


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Formed during the ice age 3 million years ago, the Ningwu ice cave stays frozen all year round.

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The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps. It is the largest ice cave in the world, extending more than 42 km and visited by about 200,000 tourists every year.

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The Ice Cave you will see is safe because we take care of it, we know it well and we see the changes. Don't be silly, take a guide! The Icelandic Civil Protection is strongly advising to not visit glaciers on your own.

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Once a cave builds up a sizable mass of ice and a large volume of the surrounding bedrock becomes cold, thermal inertia propels frigid temperatures through the heat of summer.

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An ice cave is any type of natural cave (most commonly lava tubes or limestone caves) that contains significant amounts of perennial (year-round) ice. At least a portion of the cave must have a temperature below 0 °C (32 °F) all year round, and water must have traveled into the cave's cold zone.

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The Narusawa Hyoketsu Ice Cave has many stairs because it is a pit type cave. The stairs are primitive and were made by piling up stones. The moisture causes the stairs to be slippery, so be careful. In early spring, ice makes the stairs slippery as well, so wearing high heel shoes is extremely dangerous.

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