Lovelock Cave

I normally don't like to leave negative comments about things like this as the interest is always up to the observer, but I felt it necessary to try to put the rating closer to where it should be. To give this a rating of 2 would be generous, but I gave it a 1 to bring down the 4 that someone else gave it which drew me out to the site. The Old Faithful area of Yellowstone rates at a 4.1 and since I just came from there I can say this place isn't even in the same ball park. The only possible reason I could imagine someone giving it this high of a rating is if they owned a car wash along the path back out. The only thing missing was a coupon for a discount when you got out to the site.
To get to the cave you must go about 9 miles on an unpaved road through the desert. You really can't go above about 15 miles an hour or your car will rattle you to death and you'll likely slide into a ditch and be stuck out there with no cell signal and no civilization of which to speak. After preparing for even a moderate cave, I walked up the path to find one that was hardly bigger than my living room. There were two wooden platforms to keep you from walking on the actual cave floor, but it wasn't much more than rocks and dirt. There was a sign outside that said they discovered over 20,000 artifacts in the cave, but all trace of them was removed, apparently including the holes in which they were buried. No real history was revealed, with the exception that they found some duck decoys. A sign said that the early inhabitants fished, hunted, gathered plants, danced and sang, but that's something anyone could surmise. I'm glad they found this place and learned something about the people who lived there, but they then stripped it of any historical significance and turned it into nothing more than a hole in the ground. I'm sorry, but it just wasn't worth the trip.

Interesting to see. Research the history because it is said that Red Haired Giants used to live in the cave. Looks like there is a narrow corridor if you go around the wooden deck. Definitely an adventure for kids but bring flashlights.