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Lost River Caverns

Hellertown, PA · 1 hour 7 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

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Lost River Caverns

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 7 minutes from Reading, 45 miles52 minutes from Boyertown · 53 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 28 minutes from Morgantown
Where726 Durham Street, Hellertown, PA 18055, Hellertown, PAOpen in maps →
OpenOpen year-round, daily; closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, with shorter hours on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and Easter.Tours daily 9:30 to 5:30 from Memorial Day to Labor Day; September to May, weekdays 10 to 4 and weekends 9:30 to 4:30. The store opens at 9.
AdmissionAdults (12 and up) $17.50, children 3 to 11 $12.50, age 2 and under free; no year is posted with the prices.
Plan onThe cavern tour runs 30 to 45 minutes; the nature trail adds 15 to 20 minutes.
Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults, couples, a group of friends, older adults

Lost River Caverns is a limestone show cave with an underground river in Hellertown, PA, giving guided walking tours since 1930.

The guided tour follows about 1,200 feet of paved walkway through the cavern, with the Lost River flowing through it, at a constant 52 degrees in any season. On the same property, the Gilman Museum holds fossils, minerals, gemstones and 17th-century weapons, a two-acre nature trail loops the grounds in 15 to 20 minutes, and a rebuilt 19th-century gem mill and a picnic grove sit by Silver Creek.

Before you go

Reservations are required: call 610-838-8767 or book online. Bring a lightweight jacket (52 degrees inside) and walking shoes, since the walkways are often wet. The route has several ramps and eight steps and is not wheelchair accessible.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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