Join Us

Membership in the Southern California Grotto is open to anyone and there are no prerequisites.

Practically speaking, you should understand we meet in real life and explore together on evenings and weekends. If (big if) you’re able to join us for meetings, practices, and adventures then becoming a membership is an incredible deal.

Membership includes activities and benefits:

Access to our Discord server where we organize events
Caving trips
Technical practice sessions
Use of Grotto equipment
Monthly digital subscription to The Explorer
Access to the Grotto Library (Cave books and exchange publications)
Social events and activities

Youths in your immediate household can be added to your membership for $1.

For an additional $15, you may opt to include a Western Region membership. Western Region memberships includes the opportunity to attend regional gatherings and the publication Western Caver. (Please note, Regional memberships expire Dec 31, regardless of your grotto registration date)

The grotto offers a $10 discount to National Speleological Society members. Consider first becoming an NSS member to save a few bucks!

Level	Member	Member + Western Region	Regular (NSS Member)	Regular (NSS Member) + Western Region
Price	$20.00 per Year.	$35.00 per Year.	$10.00 per Year.	$25.00 per Year.
Description		Bundle a Western Region membership	Vote, Hold office, grotto events Must be NSS Member	Vote, hold office, grotto & region events Must be NSS Member
	Select	Select	Select	Select
News & Socal Media	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trips & Practices	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Regional Events	No	Yes	No	Yes
Vote or Hold Office	No	No	Yes	Yes
NSS Member Discount	No	No	Yes	Yes
	Select	Select	Select	Select

Member

News & Socal Media
Trips & Practices

Select

$20.00 per Year.

Member + Western Region

Bundle a Western Region membership

News & Socal Media
Trips & Practices
Regional Events

Select

$35.00 per Year.

Regular (NSS Member)

Vote, Hold office, grotto events

Must be NSS Member

News & Socal Media
Trips & Practices
Vote or Hold Office
NSS Member Discount

Select

$10.00 per Year.

Regular (NSS Member) + Western Region

Vote, hold office, grotto & region events

Must be NSS Member

News & Socal Media
Trips & Practices
Regional Events
Vote or Hold Office
NSS Member Discount

Select

$25.00 per Year.