Spring is Officially Here at Thunder Mountain Park

It may be a few more weeks until spring actually gets here but spring has sprung here at Thunder Mountain Park! The weather is warming up and we opened up our sluice for the season! Bridal Cave has offered visitors the chance to pan for gemstones from bags of sand (plus a lot more) into our sluice for many years! The beautiful gemstone treasures that are found make excellent trip souvenirs.


What is a sluice?

Just in case you aren't familiar with what we are talking about, here is an explanation. A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at the head by a gate. When the gate is lifted, water flows from a tower through the sluice. Guests are invited to dump a sluice bag full of sand (and more) into the channel of clear, pristine water and pan for the gemstones which are hidden within the sand.

Sluice Bags 

Guests can enjoy finding unique gemstones to take home from panning in our sluice. We offer a variety of bags to choose from with different price points and treasures that you'll fin. 
  • Paydirt 
  • Lucky Strike
  • Emerald Bags
  • Fossil 
  • Motherlode 

Gemstones Found in Your Bag of Dirt

Amazonite
Amethyst
Apatite
Aventurine 
Calcite
Carnelian
Chrysocolla
Citrine
Crystal Points
Fluorite
Garnet
Jasper
Labradorite
Moonstone
Moss Agate
Obsidian
Onyx
Opal
Peridot
Pyrite
Quartz
Raspberry Quartz
Rose Quartz
Rough Agate
Ruby 
Sapphire
Septarian
Smokey Quartz
Sodalities
Topaz

Get an Early Start to Spring at Bridal Cave! 

If you're itching to partake in some fun Spring activities, come to Bridal Cave and enjoy some spring activities at Thunder Mountain Park! Our sluice is officially open and a fun activity for all ages. Make plans to take a cave tour, and if you have time, you can take a hike on our 1/2 mile nature trail while you're here. The sluice is just one more reason among many that a visit to Bridal Cave & Thunder Mountain Park is Family Fun... As It Should Be!

One of America's most scenic 
cave tours.

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526 Bridal Cave Road
Camdenton, MO 65020
(573) 346-2676

    

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