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Dunbar Cave State Park

Take a ranger-led tour into a cave with Native American art, or walk the Lake Trail around Swan Lake in the middle of Clarksville.

401 Old Dunbar Cave Road, Clarksville, TN 37043 · Clarksville, TN

About Dunbar Cave State Park

This 140-acre park centers on Dunbar Cave, a prehistoric site with Native American cave art and more than nine miles of mapped passages. The only way inside is a guided tour, offered May through September; the one-hour Enter the Underworld tour costs $18 for adults and $13 for ages 5 to 12. Outside, the Lake Trail circles Swan Lake and climbs into hardwood forest, a good walk for birding in spring and fall. A virtual reality tour at the visitor center shows the cave to anyone who cannot go in.

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