Bear Gulch Cave in Pinnacles National Park

Bear Gulch Cave

Bear Gulch Cave is one of two talus caves at Pinnacles National Park.

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Bear Gulch Cave Details

Bear Gulch Cave is one of two talus caves at Pinnacles National Park. Created by fallen rocks, the cave is home to a protected colony of Townsend big-eared bats. To protect the bats, visitors are only allowed inside the lower half of the cave from mid-July to mid-May. The entire cave is closed to the public for the remainder of the year.

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Bear Gulch Cave

Located inside the Pinnacles National Park, this talus cave has become famous for its resident colony of Townsends big-eared bats.

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