Florida Caverns

Florida’s The One: Florida Caverns State Park

Florida, a state filled with different charming sceneries will once again capture your heart through the Florida Cavern States Park, the only state park in Florida that offers public cave tours of its dry caverns.  This beauty is located in Marianna, Florida. 

Among the few state parks in the country, the Florida Cavern States Park has become popular among tourists because of the dazzling formations of the limestone stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and other rock formations inside the cave. Before coming inside the cave, tourists can readily enjoy their way into the park. Several activities such as camping, picnicking, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding are open for everybody to enjoy.  Trails are multi-used hence everybody can enjoy doing anything they’d like as long as nobody is harmed. Enjoy the sight of floodplains, sinkholes and rivers to fulfill your cravings for magnificent sceneries. Camping overnight in the campgrounds is allowed with minimal fees that are to be arranged directly with the park management. For a cheaper yet more exciting camping, primitive camping is also allowed with a minimum fee per person per night.

Fishing, swimming, canoeing, and boating are also some of the activities enjoyed by tourists. A boat ramp is located between the park entrance station and the family camping area. However, only small boats are recommended to launch from this for safety reasons especially in the Chipola River. The spring water in the area attracts tourists to swim in the area but it should be remembered that there are NO lifeguards on duty therefore; a swimmer must understand the risk of plunging into the water before diving in.

To avoid disappointment regarding the cave tours in Florida Cavern States Park, make sure to check the dates when the cave tours are closed during the week. Usually, they are closed every Tuesday and Wednesday each week, though canoe rentals are still available at the Ranger Station.