Moaning Cavern Adventure Park
Vallecito, Calaveras County · near Angels Camp / Murphys · Gold Country & Central Valley
Ziplining
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round (park open Thu–Mon); confirm the zipline is running before you go
- Open year round
- Yes
What is here
- Scenery
- foothills
- Amenities
- Twin side-by-side racing ziplines · Descend into California's deepest cavern · Gold Country oak-woodland setting · Gemstone mining, axe throwing & seasonal events
- Best for
- Racing ziplines plus a giant underground cavern
- Features
- Race a friend on twin ziplines · Paired with a spectacular cavern · Historic Gold Country location · Fun seasonal events (autumn pumpkin drop)
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- The racing zipline is sometimes temporarily unavailable — confirm before visiting · Park open Thursday–Monday, 10–4 (closed Tue/Wed) · Weight/height limits apply; tandem pairs up to 280 lbs · Reservations strongly encouraged in peak season
- Family friendly
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- Moaning Cavern
Ziplining detail
- Experiences
- dual-racing · big-views
- Thrill
- moderate
- Type
- adventure-park
- Height
- 2
- Course notes
- A Gold Country adventure park pairing California's deepest cave with twin racing ziplines — when running, the ~1,400-ft side-by-side lines (regular or tandem) let you race a friend over the oak woodland before you descend sixteen stories underground into the cavern
- Logistics note
- Twin (side-by-side) ziplines ~1,400 ft, tandem up to 280 lbs combined; cavern tours sold separately
- Intl tip
- A Gold Country two-for-one in Calaveras County: when running, twin side-by-side ~1,400-ft ziplines (solo or tandem, up to 280 lbs combined) let you race over the oak woodland; below lies Moaning Cavern, a chamber big enough to hold the Statue of Liberty, reached by a spiral staircase or rappel. The park (open Thu–Mon) also has gemstone mining, axe throwing and seasonal events. One caveat: the zipline is occasionally listed as temporarily unavailable, so confirm it's running before visiting — the cavern anchors the trip regardless.
The guide
In the Gold Country hills of Calaveras County, Moaning Cavern Adventure Park offers a two-for-one: above ground, when the zipli…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Moaning Cavern Adventure Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.0655, -120.4666