Rickwood Caverns Alabama Attractions

Rickwood Caverns is a State Park that is situated in the Warrior region of Alabama and lies near Birmingham in Alabama.. The Rickwood Caverns is a member of the national Caves Association, and has more than a mile of geological forms for all to see. This park was earlier owned by a private authority and today it is a part of the Alabama Park System.

This mysteriously fascinating land of caverns has guided tours taking you around the lively miracle mile of living structures and pools fed by spring water and many other areas of intrigue and interest. With swimming pools , hiking trails and picnic zones along with playgrounds and campgrounds, this region is full of entertainment, luxury and relaxation.

So just let your travel hair down here in Alabama and visit the Rickwood Caverns and experience the excitement being in a land of underground beauties.

These caverns were water formed sometime in the Missisipian era some 260 million years ago. The caverns still have active living formations which are filled with mineral and these droplets form colourful flow stones and structures. Carved from an ocean bed, the fossils of marine activity and shell fragments are seen here in the cavern ceiling and the walls of this fantastic cavern.

The Rickwood Caverns is also popular for other activities. Find the dirt obtained from panning gemstones in the gift shop here.

Alabama national parks also recognize Geocaching as a chance for other outdoor events to be held in their parks.

Then the Rickwood Caverns also has the Rickwood Picnic Area which is a great place with shade trees, lot of shelter, and grills . There are shelters which are available on reservation. These are used for family reunions and family gets together and picnics. There is a hiking trail nearby which is also used as a children’s  playground.

Then there is the huge swimming pool which is famous across the world. The pool is open all through the year except for some holidays.

The Rickwood area also has around 13 developed campsites, out of which 9 are totally landscaped and have trailers as also motor homes. All through the day, the campsites are patrolled and the comforts are many with seasonal showers and  dump stations etc.

One can access the cave only with the help of a tour guide. Normally tours are given at intervals the entire day. The whole tour takes an hour to complete and goes winding up the passage and through the stairways and the lighted chambers. The entire cavern is traversed except for a few defunct passageways. This cave is believed to be connected other caves from the underground lake at the end of the caverns. Before 1974,divers explored this sea area and saw that that lake goes up to 25 feet back and 65 feet down.

The visitor’s centre is a stone building from where you would descend to a depth of around 175 feet. This lovely cavern tour with its odd shaped formations, the underwater lake and the fragile strip of rock , and the swimming pool make up the formation of landscape in the park. The Frozen Castle and the Bridal Column are two important formations here in the caverns. You could also get to see the blind fish and the cave crayfish if you are lucky enough. Get ready to see the bats and the salamanders, frogs and transparent fish that live here inside the caverns.