The following plan was adopted by the Board of Directors to define the management of the Conservancy's Kennamer Cave property. The intent of this plan is to protect the property and to promote good relations between the SCCi and neighboring landowners. The Board recognizes that many cavers and organizations throughout the country have supported the acquisition of the property, and wishes to make access as open as possible. Please observe the rules and encourage others to do the same so that this unique and beautiful natural site may be enjoyed by all.

Contact the SCCi Kennamer Cave Property Managers at kennamer@scci.org  if you have questions or to request special arrangements.  

1. While membership is not required for access to the Kennamer Cave property, the Conservancy strongly recommends that visitors be members of the SCCI. Membership in the National Speleological Society is also encouraged.
2. Permission is not required to visit the property.
3. Use only the designated parking area and trail until you reach the SCCI boundary. We have been given permission for parking and access across the neighbors property but do not own it. When using the non-SCCI owned entrances please remember that you are on our neighbors' land and that you are a guest. This is also true of the parking area and the first half of the trail to the main sink entrance.
4. Park along the road or in the clearing off the main road.  Do not block the main road or the 4WD road at the parking area.
5. To minimize impact, the Conservancy prefers that groups visiting the cave be small. Please try to keep the number of people in your group to twelve (12) or fewer. Large groups have greater impact on the cave environment.
6. Use of the property for any type of commercial activity, including caving or other recreational activities, is not allowed.
7. Hunting is not allowed except by direct written permission of the SCCi Board. The Board has given permission only to neighboring landowners and our designated local caretaker. No other hunters are allowed. The trail and the area around the main sink entrance is a posted safety zone, and no shooting is allowed into or around those areas.
8. To avoid parking and over-use problems during caving conventions and special events, we ask that access to the property be limited during those events to trips organized through the SCCi.
9. Please keep noise to a minimum, and be discreet while changing clothes.
10. Modifications to the cave or property, including the placing of bolts or other artificial anchors is prohibited without the express written consent of the SCCi Board.
11. The property will be maintained in its natural state and will not be developed, improved, or exploited in any way, except as necessary to maintain the boundaries and access trails and to manage its usage as a natural area.