DISCOVERY DAYS

Celebrating 95 Years of Discovery!

Saturday & Sunday June 20 & 21, 2026

Special Ticket Prices: $9.50 for 95 years of discovery!
ALL TICKETS!
Panning for Gems Available at an Additional Charge

Celebrate 95 years of discovery and the Dunlavy family legacy at Lincoln Caverns. Once a year, guests enjoy historic interpretive tours of Lincoln Caverns & Whisper Rocks.

PLUS, free workshops and children’s activities all day long! Panning for gems is available at an additional charge. Fun for the entire family!

DISCOVERY DAYS 2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Historic Interpretive Tours of Lincoln Caverns & Whisper Rocks PLUS Free Workshops & Activities for the whole family!

11:00 AM      Intro. To Speleology – Personalized, interactive PowerPoint Presentation, featuring cave formation, types of speleothems, cave life and conservation.

12:00 PM      Whispers on Stone – Storytelling and art go hand in hand – all the way back to early cave paintings. Children will get to create their own story by creating a piece of art in the style of ancient cave paintings.

1:00 PM       Not Just Jurassic – Dig into the past with a geologic time activity and a great mass extinction game! Where have all the dinosaurs gone?

2:00 PM      History & Development of Lincoln Caverns – Personalized presentation, featuring the history of three generations of discovery, education and conservation of Lincoln Caverns & Whisper Rocks.

3:00 PM      Troglo Who? – Learn about the unique creatures inhabiting cave systems, their adaptations and dependency on each other for through games and activities.

4:00 PM     Fungus Amongus – 90% of PA’s cave dwelling bats have perished due to White Nose Syndrome since 2006. Learn how the disease spreads, what is being done and how bats are adapting.

PLUS!! From Noon to 3:00 PM
Meet & Greet with our mascot ECHO THE BAT!

You are invited to hike our nature trails, check out Warrior Ridge Campground, use our picnic facilities, pan for gems, and browse in the area’s largest gift shop – Raystown Rocks!  We have the largest selection of rocks & minerals in central PA!  Be sure to tour the Lincoln Learning Center and find out about all the programs Lincoln Caverns has to offer.