Caves

Fern Cave The Kay Hill Deen Fern Cave Preserve, is a privately owned tract adjoining the federally-owned Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge. Fern Cave has five entrances. Four of these are on the Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (US Department of the Interior), and one (The Fern Sink, or Surprise… Read more »

Shelta Cave Nature Preserve

Shelta Cave Shelta Cave is a 2,500 feet (760 m) long underground cave and lake located in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. It is described as one of the most biodiverse caves within the Appalachian Mountains. The cave is currently owned and managed as a nature preserve by the National Speleological… Read more »

DeSoto Caverns Family Fun Park Alabama Amusement Parks 5181 DeSoto Caverns Pkwy Childersburg AL 35044 Phone: 256-378-7225 800-933-2283 Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 until 4:30 Sun 1:00 until 4:30 www.desotocavernspark.com

Rickwood Caverns State Park Warrior Alabama Phone: 205-647-9692 Rickwood Caverns State Park is located 7 miles north of Warrior Alabama near Interstate 65. Underground caverns, camping, swimming and picnicking await you at this 30 acre Alabama State Park in Warrior Alabama, 25 miles north of Birmingham Alabama. Hiking trails, playgrounds,… Read more »

Cathedral Caverns State Park Grant AL Marshall County Alabama Phone: 256-728-8193 www.alapark.com/cathedral-caverns-state-park   Cathedral Caverns State Park is an Alabama state park located in northern Marshall County, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of the town of Woodville. The cave is located in Kennamer Cove, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Grant. The cave, originally named Bats Cave,… Read more »

Noccalula Falls Park Gadsden AL Etowah County Alabama Noccalula Falls Park is a 250-acre (101-ha) public park located in Gadsden, Alabama (USA). The falls are located on land once owned by R.A. Mitchell, who gave the site to the city of Gadsden, so that the area could be improved, and… Read more »

Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge 2700 Refuge Headquarters RoadDecatur, AL   35603 E-mail: wheeler@fws.gov Phone Number: 256-353-7243 Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge  Sauta Cave NWR (known as Blowing Wind Cave NWR until 1999) is a 264 acre Refuge purchased in 1978 to provide protection for the federally endangered gray and Indiana bat and their… Read more »

Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge 2700 Refuge Headquarters RoadDecatur, AL   35603 E-mail: wheeler@fws.gov Phone Number: 256-353-7243 Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge  Key Cave NWR, about 5 miles southwest of Florence, Alabama, was established in 1997 to ensure the biological integrity of Key Cave, Collier Cave, and the aquifer common to both. Key Cave… Read more »

Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge 2700 Refuge Headquarters RoadDecatur, AL   35609 E-mail: wheeler@fws.gov Phone Number: 256-353-7243   Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge   Fern Cave NWR was purchased in 1981 to provide protection for the federally endangered gray and Indiana bats. It consists of 199 acres of forested hillside underlain by a massive cave… Read more »