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Rickwood Caverns State Park

Follow a guide down a mile of lit limestone passages with pools and blind cave fish, then cool off in a pool fed by cave water.

370 Rickwood Park Road, Warrior, AL 35180 · Warrior, AL

About Rickwood Caverns State Park

Rickwood Caverns is a 380-acre Alabama state park about 7 miles north of Warrior, built around a cave that ran as a private attraction from 1954 until the state took it over in 1974. The guided tour covers about a mile of limestone formations and underground pools, with 365 stairs in all, 110 of them on the climb out. The cave stays at 62 degrees all year, so bring a light layer. Above ground there is an Olympic-size swimming pool fed by cave water, a campground, gemstone panning and the Fossil Mountain Hiking Trail.

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