Need tips for Mammoth Cave trip next week (!)

[DiskDoctr]

Months of anticipation, now it's upon us and we are NOT prepared with any information. Any tips and info would be MUCH APPRECIATED!

Looking to visit Mammoth Cave in Kentucky next Wed eve for about 3 days or so.

Anybody been to the cave? Tours? Handicapp accessible (limited walking ability, or we can push in a wheelchair, depending)?

Best tours to take? Close/nice site with AC and optionally water?

We are taking an older couple with us with a hip replacement, bucket list stuff, probably one of them will want to go on an abbreviated tour with limited difficulty and walking, but then want good electricity and comforts for her at the camper while the rest of us go back to the cave.

No pets, no smokers, etc here. Though we don't mind parking in pet areas, either.

Are there tour times, self-tours, private tours? Any touring companies? One better than others, etc?

My family is going to continue from there to Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas, the other four will return home from there.

Got a tip or info, please share it! If your itineraries or plans were/are private, PMs are okay, too 🙂

Thanks!

[DiskDoctr]

Thank you for your quick reply!

Got the website and working on some of the info. They do have a number of different tours listed. Certainly hope we can get in 😉

[rav]

we just went last month. we stayed at the Singing Hills Campground, it was very nice and peaceful.

we went to the National Park make the visitor center your first stop and get signed up for a tour

we did the 4 mile trial and really enjoyed it- it was a 4 hour long hike.

they do have accessible tours and restrooms in the cave, go to the visitor center and ask there- the rangers are very knowledgeable and friendly

go to the website as many of the tours are booked up months in advance, they do have some that are available the day you are there-but they sell out quick