PLAN YOUR VISIT:
CAVE TOURS | RICKWOOD CAVERNS
CAMPING RESERVATIONS | RICKWOOD CAVERNS
ACTIVITIES & EVENTS | RICKWOOD CAVERNS
Please note, access to the cave and tour is only available with a tour guide. The cave tour is approximately one mile long, featuring 365 stairs, with 110 of these located at the exit. The temperature in the cave remains a constant 62 degrees throughout the year. Virtual, online tours are available for those unable to walk through the cave. Pets are not allowed inside the cave or buildings.
Due to the high volume of large group bookings, reservations are highly recommended.
Nature
What makes Rickwood Caverns State Park unique is the massive cave, which contains 260-million-year-old formations created by water and revealing evidence that the cave was carved from an ocean bed. If you’re looking to cool off from the sweltering summer temperatures or warm up during those cold winter months, the underground wonder maintains a constant 58-62 degree temperature year-round as you travel 175 feet beneath the earth. Visit us year-round to experience the wonder of Rickwood Caverns Cave Tours.
Activities
Rickwood Caverns State Park offers a gift shop, picnicking, gemstone mining, camping, playground. The Fossil Mountain Hiking Trail is named for the leaf and seashell imprints visible in some of the rocks. The park features an Olympic-size swimming pool, fed by water from the cave.
Day Use Fees
- Entrance Fees: Ages 5 -11 - $2.00; 12 and up - $3.00
- Cave Tours (Includes Entrance Fee): Ages 5 -11 - $9.00; 12 and up - $19.00
- Wonderland Under Warrior Tours (holiday season) $12 per person
- Swimming (Includes Entrance Fee): Ages 5 and up - $7.00
Area attractions
The Bankhead National Forest, Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, shopping and dining in downtown Birmingham, mountain biking at the Coldwater Mountain Forever Wild tract near Anniston, the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team, Sloss Furnace National Historic Landmark, Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, Forever Wild Turkey Creek Nature Preserve and many more.
Use the ADCNR Interactive Map to learn more about the Alabama State Parks.
