Moaning Caverns Adventure Park

Moaning Caverns was discovered in the 1840s by gold miners but there is evidence of arrowheads and other pointed tools that appear to have been quarried in the area, date back thousands of years and tell us that the first humans on the continent may have lived near Moaning Caverns.

Artifacts and bones found in the cave date back hundreds of years and give us some insight into these ancient people.  A necklace, displayed at our visitor center, was found in a clay layer and is estimated to be over 8,000 years old!

Our name comes from the  moaning sounds that echoed out of the cave. Miners may have heard that sound when they came to this area in large numbers during the late 1840s. In their search for gold, they explored the cavern, entering through the small natural entrance and then lowering themselves to the floor of the main room by means of a large ore bucket on a winch. They used candles and whale oil lamps for light. Today you can explore Moaning Caverns on a cave tour, deep underground!