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Show Timp Cave Opens For Visitors on Friday, May 1 Timpanogos Cave National Monument will open Friday, May 1. Acting Superintendent Roger J. Siglin announced that guided tours will be held daily. During May, tickets for cave tours will be available from 8 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Beginning June 1 ticket sales will be from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The visitor center will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in May and from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. during the summer months. The visitor center is located in American Fork Canyon, on Utah State Route 80. The cave is reached by hiking over 1 miles of paved trail that rises nearly 1100 feet. The round trip requires about three hours. Visitors Vis-itors are urged to wear comfortable com-fortable walking shoes and bring a coat or sweater for the trip through the cave. Children must be accompanied accompan-ied by parents while in the monument. Organized groups must make advance reservations reserva-tions before visiting the monument. monu-ment. Morning hours are the best time to visit the cave because the trail is shaded and cool. In addition, the morning tours are much less crowded. Timpanogos Cave is administered admin-istered by the National Park Service, a bureau of the Department De-partment of the Interior. |