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BLANCHARD SPRINGS CAVERNS

Ozark-St. Francis National Forests

In FY25, this reservation product recorded 10,991 orders.

FY25 orders

10,991

Recorded Recreation.gov orders

Historical demand

High

Based on FY25 order volume

Median observed lead

1 days

FY25 reservations with valid lead data

Peak month

July

Month with the most FY25 start dates

Historical demand does not measure reservation difficulty.

Observed booking lead

Mutually exclusive FY25 buckets from order date versus start date. Same calendar day means both fell on the same date.

  • Same calendar day46.2% · 5,073
  • 1–7 days37.1% · 4,077
  • 8–14 days8.2% · 898
  • 15–30 days5.7% · 624
  • 31–60 days2.4% · 263
  • 61+ days0.5% · 56

Historical seasonality

Share of FY25 orders by reservation start month.

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Tours

  • Adult Annual Pass · Pass · 0
  • Child Annual Pass · Pass · 0
  • Discovery in the Dark Headlamp Tour · Cave Tour · 60
  • Discovery Trail Photo Tour · Cave Tour · 240
  • Discovery Trail Tour · Cave Tour · 90
  • Dripstone Trail Photo Tour · Cave Tour · 240
  • Dripstone Trail Tour · Cave Tour · 60
  • Forest Seasonal Day Use Pass · Pass · 0
  • Group Discovery Trail Tour · Cave Tour · 90
  • Group Dripstone Trail Tour · Cave Tour · 60
  • Interagency Access Passport · Pass · 0
  • Interagency Annual Passport · Pass · 0
  • Interagency Senior Annual Pass · Pass · 0
  • Senior Annual Pass · Pass · 0
  • Senior Lifetime Pass · Pass · 0
  • Wild Cave Tour · Cave Tour · 300

Data limitations

  • FY25 Recreation.gov orders only (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025).
  • Does not report current availability, current booking windows, current prices, or quotas.
  • Historical demand does not measure availability or difficulty.
  • Median observed booking lead is not a “book X days ahead” instruction.