Subway Cave
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ID: 202828,
Address:
Hwy 89/Hwy 44,
Hwy 89/Hwy 44
Old Station,
CA
96071Phone:
(530) 336-5521Driving Time:
About 1 hour east of Redding off Hwy 44 How Much Time to Spend:
Spend anywhere from a half hour to a hour exploring the cave.40.6848
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Subway Cave is an unusually easy lava tube to explore, at 1,300 feet (1/3 mile) long, and with ample headroom and a rubble-free floor. The U.S. Forest Service has installed concrete stairs, a trail from the parking lot, and interpretive signs explaining the origins of the cave. This is the largest accessible tube in this flow, and temperatures remain at about 46F year-round. Be sure to take a light jacket and a flashlight.
