Emerald Cave

Love it here. Love it so much my family and I started a company focused on showing people this amazing place. It's not all about the cave. It's all about the river and overall 4 hour experience. All about the lighting being right. I've been here over 100 times and the river is always absolutely amazing but I suggest the afternoon trips with ADVENTURE CHILD to hit the right lighting or the Full Day Hoover Dam Kayak Trip. You want to get there at 3-4pm June-August so it's nice to see the Emerald Cave all lit up after seeing 4 Slot Canyons and soaking in 5 or 6 different Hot Springs. If you go in the morning it's really just a cave. The water is year round 50-58 degrees, so even on hot day it's worth it to go with later in the day. Keep in mind we save people daily who rent and flip kayaks. Please make sure you go out with a guide. Also, you can suggest a Emerald Cave, Sunset and Stargazing tour. Blazing Paddles and Adventure Child also do a Full Moon Tour. You have to give Adventure Child a call for the Sunset, Emerald Cave, and Stargazing or Full Moon Tour. Best way to beat the heat. Also, pics from Emerald Cove are very underrated. The Emerald Cove is just to before the Emerald Cave.

We visited June 2025. Remember this, it’s all about the journey and not the destination. The cave was very underwhelming. It’s maybe 20-25’ that you can go in, turn around and come out. We had to wait over 30 minutes in Iine to enter the cave. From shore the kayak trip was four miles round trip. The mountains, cacti, lizards, and turtles and VIEWS along the way were amazing. The Colorado River is clear, green, and most of the time you can see all the way to the bottom. The water was super cold which was very refreshing. It’s nice on Sundays and Mondays no motorized boats are allowing so it’s a great time for kayaks, canoes, SUP to be out there.

Me and the guys got the chance to experience this and it was nothing short of an amazing experience. If you like kayaking and a good scenery, then you gotta try this out! The tour guide was a chill and informative guy, he never rushed us and he talked to us like we were family. He is very passionate about what he does and his experience will speak for itself once you meet him. And lastly don’t try racing him.. You WILL lose 🤣

Beautiful views throughout the kayak. I suggest to take a double seated kayak if you couldn’t kayak in a single one for a long time.

Beautiful spot but popular, so it's crowded. Plan to be on the water about an hour and a half to and from the "cave". In truth it's less of a cave and more of a deep overhang. The crystal clear, green water is still worth the trip.

It was Memorial Day so it was quite busy but the tour guide was kind enough to wait so we can check out the cave. Quite underwhelming cause it’s the size of a two door garage however the experience is worth every penny.

We rented a Mako boat for 4hrs, It was a better option for us, instead of the kayas for 4hrs. You get to see more with the boat. The price was reasonable. You have to pay the fuel at the end but it was around $20 more. What a beautiful experience. They rent Single, dual Kayas and pontoons and fishing boats. We jump in the river and the water is clean. Manage to get in a thermal coming out of the mountain.

Great customer service and a fantastic experience kayaking for the first time, despite the high winds. The cost was $25 per vehicle and $80 for a two-person kayak rental. Went during the week on a Tuesday.