Florida Caverns State Park

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Florida caverns state park. Picnicking and trails are available. Take i 10 west to exit 142 turn right on hwy 71 n to hwy 90 turn left. Visitors are encouraged to wear facial coverings for safety. Cave tour at the wedding cake the florida caverns state park is a 1500 acre sanctuary bordering both banks of the spring fed chipola river.

The limestone caves in the park have stalagmites stalactites and flowstones formed by the erosion of bedrock. Take i 10 east to exit 136 turn left on hwy 276 n to hwy 90 turn right. Of course the main attraction is the caverns. The florida cavern has dazzling formations of limestone stalactites stalagmites soda straws flowstones and draperies.

Florida caverns state park lost more than 90 percent of its thick canopied forest throughout the park on october 10 2018 due to category 5 hurricane michael. Florida caverns state park is a state park of florida in the united states part of the florida state parks system. The florida caverns is a natural limestone cave part of a system of ocala limestone which stretches out into north florida and south alabama and south georgia. Florida caverns state park is open see hours of operation and fee information below.

Definitely do the flashlight tour of the caverns. Just 15 minutes off i10 the florida caverns state park is a gem. Florida caverns is located 1 mile north of marianna fl on state road. Marianna is located 60 miles west of tallahassee fl.

Both children and adults loved the caverns. This is one of the few state parks with dry air filled caves and is the only state park in florida to offer cave tours to the public. Entry into the park is 5 per car and a short drive from the entrance to the parking lot then a 800ft walk to the visitor center. Major progress has been made towards repairing infrastructure utilities and removing debris throughout the park although a portion of the park remains closed during the rebuilding.

It is located in the florida panhandle near marianna it is the only florida state park with air filled caves accessible to the public. The visitor center and caverns are closed. Florida caverns state park is located 3 miles north of marianna off of u s. Florida caverns state park marianna.

Follow signs from either exit on 1 10. Follow brown park signs. See 929 reviews articles and 959 photos of florida caverns state park ranked no 1 on tripadvisor among 19 attractions in marianna. Follow brown park signs.