Other Grottos and Friends of the SFBC

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There are nearly a dozen NSS grottos throughout California, out of around 200 grottos worldwide. If you are not located in California, the NSS maintains a list of all the grottos, with contact information. Below, please find a list of all California grottos with contact information, including links to Web pages, if applicable.

Western Region, N.S.S.

National Cave Rescue Commission, Western Region

Western Region Training Committee

Diablo Grotto *

c/o Jim Hildebrand

2480 Indian Drive

Palo Alto, CA 94303-3544

Diablo Advocate

Mother Lode Grotto *

Box 160452

Sacramento, CA 95816-0452

Valley Caver

San Diego Grotto *

c/o Tom Gilleland

9419 Mt. Israel Rd

Escondido, CA 92029

San Diego Grotto News

San Francisco Bay Chapter, NSS *

PO Box 2282

Menlo Park, CA 94026

SFBC Newsletter

Shascade Caving Society

c/o Ellen Pryor

4001 Alta Mesa Drive

Redding, CA 96002

The Dweller

Shasta Area Grotto *

c/o Jim Wolff

PO Box 865

McCloud, CA 96057-0865

The SAG RAG

Southern California
Grotto
*

PO Box 127

La Canada, CA 91012

Explorer

Stanislaus Speleological Association *

410 High Street

Modesto, CA 95354-0423

Stanislaus Cave Examiner

The Desert Dog Troglodytes *

PO Box 30398

Long Beach, CA 90853

The Troglodyte Tribune

Waldo Brothers Grotto

c/o Sam Hails

17233 Clark

Bellflower, CA 90706-6535

 

* members of the NSS Western Region.

The Western Region also covers two Oregon grottos. If you ever find yourself visiting our neighbor to the north, these grottos can help make your stay a muddy one!

Oregon High Desert Grotto

152 SW Westpine Place, No. 1

Bend, OR, 97702

Oregon Underground

Northern Nevada Grotto

2425 Mammatus Drive

Sparks, NV, 89441

Amberat Rag

Southern Nevada Grotto

c/o: Steve Deveny

9032 Black Elk Ave.

Las Vegas, NV, 89143

Willamette Valley Grotto

c/o Thomas Kline

5172 SE Logus Rd

Milwaukie, OR 97222-4267

Underground Express

 

The following are some of the “western” grottos with Web pages that the SFBC has had contact with over the years. Regions are groups of grottos in a specific area, though not every grotto formally belongs to a region.