What national park has the most caves?

With more than 400 miles of underground caves, Mammoth Cave National Park not only preserves a section of the Green River Valley and the hills of south central Kentucky, it also houses the world's largest explored cave system. It's a maze of carved rock holding thousands of years of history and stories of exploration.



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Slovenia is a world-famous caving destination, with around 8,000 jamas, or caves, located in a country smaller than Vermont.

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I crawled for 10 hours through the most claustrophobic cave in the world, Ogof Y Daren Cilau, which is home to one of the tightest squeezes known, 'The Vice'. The deeper you go into the cave, the tighter it becomes.

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Mammoth Cave is currently mapped and explored at 426 miles (686 km), but that is just what has been discovered to date. The Cave Research Foundation (CRF), an official park partner, has mapped and explored Mammoth Cave since the late 1950s.

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Cave water is usually not good to drink or to use in a carbide light. High energy foods that won't crush are a good choice. Remember to carry out all trash.

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