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The cave is gated and managed by the BLM in Fillmore. Antelope Springs Cave is the tenth longest cave in Utah at .61 miles. The entrance has a short vertical drop, then a sloping drop to the bottom. All undeveloped caves, by their very nature contain some hazards. Make sure to be careful and prepared. Safety helmets with chin straps are required. No pets are allowed in the cave. There are areas for dispersed camping near the cave.
Directions will be provided along with permit
An Alleged Human Sandal Print from Utah
a local rockhound named William J. Meister was hunting for trilobite fossils along a hillside near Antelope Springs, Utah in 1968 when he broke open a slab and discovered a curious oblong marking that he took for a human sandal print. This was quite surprising, since the rock at this locality is identified as the middle Cambrian Wheeler Formation--over 500 million years old.
The supposed print measured approximately 10 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches, and occurred on both sides of the slab (with opposite relief). The specimen included what Meister took as a heel demarcation, as well as at least two small trilobites (extinct, superficially crab-like arthropods).
