Big Painted Cave

Big Painted Cave and Symbol Bridge both have pictographs from the Modoc Indians during their Vision Quests. Must go down to the entrance of the cave to see the pictographs. We enjoyed Symbol Bridge

Bring a good flashlight not a cheap one. Head lamp is even better.

Do not miss this cave! It is an experience that simply should not be missed! Amazing memories will be made!!!

Ice skating rink. That is all.

Super!!!

Buena caminata

Amazing cave structures. Hard to explore on your own. Guided tours for a fee every hour would have made our experience much better.

It's almost a mile hike on uneven ground to the cavern. Once there prepare for a climb down to the mouth of the cave. Not for those with mobility issues. Well worth the hike and the climb though

Not that I would ever discourage people from taking a short 1 mile hike but I have to agree with the other previous reviews that this really isn’t worth the effort and you’re better off using that energy somewhere else. The hike isn’t that nice since it’s all a burnt out area and the 2 caves themselves won’t satisfy most that come. This particular cave if you follow the actual trail down leads to what appears to be a dead end, but there is a small hidden entry concealed in the fallen rocks. To enter you’ll need to be slender,agile and willing to crawl through and under the tight fallen rocks down into the lava tube which even for me without the proper gear on hand or knowledge of the tunnel itself is to unsafe and not worth the risk. There is another large entrance opposite end of the one the trail leads down to but no visible path in which to enter from and no obvious signs this would be a better possibility. Unless you’re experienced and with the proper gear or unless I just missed something I wouldn’t suggest advancing down into the lava tube.

Couldn't find any pictographs but if you follow the path to the left you will get to the tunnel down to the ice chamber.

Kind of disappointing. No petroglyphs that we could see. But if a dicey descent into the cave.

The name of both Painted caves and Symbol bridge is an exaggeration of what is in there. You can hardly see those paintings. And to see the bridge you need imagination. Don't hike to these places with high expectations.

Nothing much compared to other caves in the park. But keep going past this one to see the petroglyphs at Symbol Bridge.

The hike in is nice. The pictographs are mostly faded. All in all, I'd skip this cave in the future.

Not many petroglyphs, not much of a cave.