Alabaster Caverns State Park

We look forward to your visit, Christy. Have a safe trip!!!

Planning a trip in mid May. Excited. Have toured several caves. Wlll be coming from dunes. Great reviews but hoping for friendly, knowledgeable guide. I will review after tour.

Noel, unfortunately the cave is not equipped for wheelchair accessibility. The cavern tour involves a strenuous walk of approximately 3/4 mile, during which visitors will climb or go down a total of 330 stair steps. Due to these natural features and conditions, the cave is always cool and damp. The tour path is, at places, narrow, wet, uneven or at a steep incline. Best wishes and thank you for using TravelOK.com!

Can someone in a wheelchair do the cave tour?

Rusty, sorry you're having issues finding the rates! All of Oklahoma state parks are on a fee scale of $12 a night for a primitive site without hookups, $20 per night for electric/water hookups and $23 a night for electric/water/sewer hookups. Unfortunately RV camping at Alabaster Caverns State Park is available on a first come, first serve basis, so no reservations are accepted. The staff will be able to give you a better idea of how busy they will be during a certain time, so give them a call at 580-621-3381 for more information. Happy camping and thank you for using TravelOK.com!

I don't see prices for rv camping sites.... am I just overlooking them? And, how far in advance do I need to make reservations?

Tara, cave camping is open April 1 through September 30 and costs $45. The group must consist of a minimum of three people with at least one being over the age of 21. For more information, click on 'Cave Camping' under Events or call 580-621-3381. Happy camping and thank you for using TravelOK.com!

How much does the cave camping cost? I am not seeing it on your website here.

Kimberly, unfortunately there are no cabins for rent at Alabaster Caverns State Park. Just underneath the map, you'll see a 'find nearby' box. If you select lodging within 15 miles, you'll see three properties. Best wishes and thank you for using TravelOK.com!

Are there any cabins for rent at or near this park?

Ava, I’m sorry that you had a bad experience on your visit however, the tour times are posted on this site and both inside and outside our office building and states that the tours leave “promptly on the hour.” It is even more important that these times be observed during this time of year, being that we are operating on a reduced staff. In order to keep the times consistent, we rely on an atomic clock located next to our cash register where you purchase your tickets instead of wall clocks or wrist-watches that can vary depending upon their battery strength. Thank you for your comment, it helps us improve our operation and make our park better for our guests.

We spent the night hoping to do the tour the next morning, we arrived promptly at 9 they said we were 2 minutes too late and would have to wait an hour. We were the only people in the park. Will not return and would not recommend

I misprinted below. Wedding was held this year, 2012. Lol. Three time misprint, wife had to correct me. Thanks again to our guide Deb Foale, and Alabaster Caverns. Had a great time.

Would like to thank Alabaster Caverns State Park, and tour guide Deb Foale for our wedding which was held under the Heart Shaped Dome on September 15th of 2011. Our guide was courteous and informative during our ceremony. We originally went to Alabaster Caverns on our first date with her children ages 1 and infant of one month, carrying both thru the caverns, first kiss under Heart Shaped Dome. At that time the tour guide informed us that no one had been married in the cavern in almost half a century, near to 40 years. So when we decided to exchange vows we thought that there would be no better place than Alabaster Caverns Heart Shaped Dome.  We called and made arrangements and scheduled our wedding with no complications after filling out permit request. On September 15th 2011, we returned to the caves for our wedding ceremony, children now at the age of 7 and 6, old enough to carry rings this time through. Was a wonderful and memorable event. We would like to once again thank Alabaster Caverns and our tour guide Deb Foale for our unique wedding experience. We will continue to visit the cave afew times a year as we always have, but next time we go we hope to hear the tour guide say how they had a wedding there in 2011. Maybe our guide will be Deb, if not maybe they will implement the fact into there tour dialog. Regardless, the Wilkes family would like to say thank you again to Alabaster Caverns and it's care takers, can't wait to revisit. Much Appreciation, David and Bridget Wilkes.

Porter - The maximum number of people allowed on a tour of Alabaster Caverns is 40. Thank you for visiting TravelOK.com!

Troop 875 might possibly be going to Alabaster Caverns soon. What is the limit of people on one tour? Thanks !

Konnie, please contact the park directly at 580-621-3381 or email alabastercaverns@travelok.com for more information on geocaching. Thank you for using TravelOK.com and have a great time at the Wild Caving event!

Boy Scout Troop 776 of Goddard, Kansas will be Wild Caving this weekend. We have a few guys interested in Geocaching, with GPS units. Does your park have any Geocaches to find? If so, may we get the coordinates and hints? Thanks!

Amber, thank you for your interest in taking your family to Alabaster Caverns State Park! We've added prices for the cave tours to the page above.

Hi Sam. Please email us at alabastercaverns@travelok.com

Is there an Email contact for this park?

As a child I've been here now I'm a mother of 3----13,11,8! I know things change within time. Could someone please tell me what the pricing is. I'm wanting to bring my children before summer is over. Thank you

Had an awesome family trip from South Dakota! Clean park an bathrooms. Thank you to are tour guide Sheila.

I would like to add for the benefit of park management that recent negative comments re a rude guide are also found on TripAdvisor.com

I see there have been recent complaints about a rude tour guide, June 2012. Has this recently been addressed by management? We plan a trip there on Jul 6th, but would like some assurance that we'll have a good guide. Thank you.

Came yesterday from Woodward for the 4 oclock tour. We got there at exactly 4, ready to leave and all but The lady upfront Debra and a young blonde told me we had to wait until 5. Not happy sincevthe sign said tours leave promptly at the top of the hour!!! Our tour guide for the 5 Shelia was awesome and very informative. Thank you!!

Tora was our tour guide. Friendly, informative, and above all pleasant. The too younger girls running the gift shop were just as pleasing, thanks for a good family trip.

Had an amazing time at the caves! Sheila was our tour guide. She was very informative and loved my kids silly questions. After reading negative comments on here I think that some tourist just get upset about not getting their way. 45 minutes was a perfect amount of time in the cave. The other park troopers were awesome! Don't let the negative nacys on here stray you from an amazing visit! Coming back next year!!!!!

My family and I have been through the cave tour many times and have enjoyed every visit! As a child my mom and dad also took me and my siblings to tour the caverns. Never a disappointment. It saddens to read the negative comments. I have been on tours when the tourist didn't get their way and wanted to take it out on the staff. There are always two sides to a story as well. Yes, it is damp, yes, it is slick...we have been warned of this each time. We were asked to read a sign before the tour so that we and our party would be aware of what we would encounter on the tour. By the way, that also told us how long the tour would take. I want all to have a great experience and encourage anyone wanting to visit to do so. Thank you to this terrific state for what it has to offer!!!

Thank you Susan for your kind comments. We are extremely glad that you and your family enjoyed your time at the Caverns!!! We hope you will join us again sometime very soon.

Had a great time at the caves. We had a younger tour guide. I didn't see any rudeness from the staff, but yet from the fellow visitors, made me question how factual these last comments have been. Thank you for providing such a great family spot & hospitality!

As of April 13th, I accepted a wildlife biologist position and am no longer at Alabaster Caverns but I am still offering education programs in the area as my schedule allows. Thanks to those who have asked about me. I appreciate it!

Christine, although we always welcome your visit, a tour of Alabaster Caverns may be a challenge for a two year old and the grownups that may have to carry her through some of the steeper areas of the cavern. It may be a better first time visit when she's a little older? Just some food for thought and thank you for using TravelOK.com.

Want to bring my daughter-in-law and 2 year grandaughter but I am worried about the comments of unfriendlyness. We would be there for the last tour of the day as we are dropping my daughter off in Alva for a leadership conference. Should I wait for another time or when my grandaughter is older? I went several years ago to the cavern and my family and I had a great time. I want their first time to be just as great! Please let me know. We were planning on being their tomorrow.

Tom, we appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. We value your customer feedback and have passed your message along to park officials. Thank you for supporting travel in Oklahoma and your obvious state pride.

Cave is still a wonderful site to see. Tour guide problem still exists. Lady at the front desk wasn't really rude but short with answers and not very friendly. Tour guide, younger lady, acted bored and seemed to want to get the tour over with as soon as possible. Wish management would correct what seems to be an ongoing problem. I hate to think what people from out of the state or country think about Oklahoma hospitality after encountering these ladies.

I came here as a kid and really want to bring my best friend to see this awesome cave, but I have to say I will NOT be coming until I hear that the tour guides that have been hired are passionate and polite! When I went as a girl, our guide was amazing! It's so sad to think such a beautiful attraction is getting ruined by lazy staff, and apparently disinterested management.

Horrible tour, but beautiful cave. Our tour guide who was a larger lady was very rude and kept telling us to not touch the dirt or algae and to keep up. She couldn't answer hardly any of our questions eaither. Hopefully different guide next visit.

Amazing. We will be coming back next year. Loved our tour guide. She knew so much. Thanks Shiela!

we were there 20 years ago had a male tour guide that was fantastic. sorry to see all these complaints as I was planing on taking my young teenage grand children. guess ill address park management before i drive from choctaw ok to freedom

After reading the comments about the tour guide situation being dealt with, I braved a 3 hour drive with my family of 5 to visit the caverns. I am sure that the guide is the same worker. Here is what happened. First, when we entered into the office and asked about caving she told us to read the sign. Second, she said that there was so much mud that it would be past our ankles and our shoes could fall off. Third, when we say a family return from the cave tour, there was hardly a trace of mud. She clearly did not want to give the tour. Truly a shame. I timed the tour. It was an uneventful 32 minutes. I felt like I let my family down by bringing them here. We all love caves, but this was by far the worst experience. We also bought our son a 15 dollar plastic hard hat and paid in cash and the merchandise was not entered nor the cash put in the register. I am truly sorry for the management if the have a passion for parks and activities and have to suffer with having lazy and rude staff. BEWARE!

toilets and showers in the grop camp area? doesn't show up on the map.......

Highway 14 north of Waynoka is now open but most of the signs are still posted.

Sorry...it looks like the bridge repairs on Hwy 14 north of Waynoka will continue through February or later.

Alabaster Caverns is awesome! Last year I went there with my Boy Scout troop. We did the guided tour and visited 3 of the wild caves. Bring coveralls if you go through ice stalagmite cave. Best trip I've been on.

Please note that if you are coming to the area, Highway 14 north of Waynoka is closed for bridge repairs. It should reopen to the public in January or February.

Thank you for the update .. I look forward to our trip there ..

Hello Sharon and Dana,rnWe can understand your concern with a problem tour guide. To set your mind at ease, the tour guide problem has been dealt with and we would love to see you at The Caverns on your next "get-away."rnAlabaster Caverns' staff

I would like to know if the problem with the rude tour guides been corrected .. I'd love to bring my family, but refuse to spend our valueable time and money if this is the attitude of the employees.

Interested in visiting but do not want to go if the same tour guide is there as expressed in the comments from last few months

First of all tour guide start it off by saying someone wasn't paying attention to the clicker and let 6 extra people on this tour so we're gonna have to step it up then a little ways into the cave she said are we all here in someone said no there's a few more people behind us a little ways and she said didn't everyone read the sign they only give us 45 minutes 2 tour the cave and at 1point a little boy said it's just a cave and old man said you are the rudest lady I've ever met and I know they have to stay on schedule the lady only talked about the cave 3 times in complained the rest the time this is my fourth time to visit the cave in the other 3 times the guieds were very nice in explained a lot about the cave the alabaster caverns is a very awesome place but this makes me not want to come back for a couple of years and I know a few of the people on that probably will never go back please fix this problem

My boyfriend and I visited the cave in the beginning of our relationship and had the best time! Our Tour guide was so friendly, roll with the punches, tell you everything from silly shadows to rocks used as beds, to helping you up the stairs and out of the cave! Now lets talk about my families visit Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 4pm!! My boyfriend and I invited my mom and dad and cousin and we also brought my son to visit for their first times! They loved it! And that's all fine but the experience could have been So much better! Our tour guide was rude, impatient, slanderous, basically just ready to be done. She at more than one occasion raised her voice to our group complaining of how slow We are! She yelled at an elderly man about keeping up, didn't you read the signs, WE ONLY HAVE 45 MINUTES! KEEP UP! She made numerous snide remarks and ruined my experience as well as many other people in my group. I just wish I could remember her name! PS the park is gorgeous as is the cave! Take the tour but ask who worked when I went, See date above, and request a different one!!

Our family was there on 7/23/11 and our tour guide spoke WAY to fast no one could understand her and while she asked if there were any questions throughout the tour, she constantly reminded us that we were on a time schedule and rushed us along. She was not the most polite person either. Our family group of 16 people were all very unimpressed with her. We do not feel that we got a good tour at all. We love the park and have been going there for years, but this last weekend the guide was not good at all.

Awesome Cave but the tour guide lady was very rude and in a hurry, this is my second trip to the cave and I was very unimpressed with our tour lady., Last visit was great!!

i use to work here and i had a blast and i learned so much not just about the cave its self but also about the animals that inhabit it and i would recommend this state park to all my friends and family to go see great for young kids and older folks also

Our family just got back from a overnight stay at Cedar Canyon Lodge, we went to the caverns. It was amazing we were very impressed. my 9 year old daughter wanted to go again the next day. we saw bats, and a lot of cool alabaster, etc.. a GREAT trip can not wait to go again. Cedar Canyon Lodge was GREAT also, great rooms at a good rate.

Absolutely beautiful cavern to view, great price and kind staff.

Not your usual show cave but worth a visit. Don't expect what you see in MO this is a different type of rock but still worth the day trip

My grandparents used to take my brother and I here as small kids and we loved it. Can't wait to share the experience with my kids.