Everything is maintained well and there are several signs explaining what things are. The ground was hilly and bumpy so I wouldn't recommend pushing a stroller on it. If you pay for the basic tour you can still walk the grounds to see the garden, slave house, smoke house, spring house etc by yourself. I missed most of the tour but one of the employees was really sweet and gave me a little booklet thing so I could read and look at pictures of what I missed. The tour guide was very informative, my parents said upstairs and downstairs was really neat. The rooms were beautiful and all period correct with actual belongings from the house loaned by family members. I only got to see two rooms before I had to leave and give the babies a snack. There were several other people there and I had to carry the babies because no strollers or anything are allowed in the house due to all the antique furniture and stuff in there. My parents and I went with my 11 month old twins for the basic tour. Overall I will say that I do like this state park the only complaint that I had was the shower. This park is located very close proximity to anything that you would need or that you have forgotten my phone also works here in the park which was a plus. We did go fishing in the lake but didn't catch anything.We were here in March and search and I don't believe that the restaurant was open we didn't get out to see but there were no cars there. The pool for this park is going to be closing because the usage was down but the grounds are very nice and beautiful the cabins at this park don't really don't resemble cabins at all they resemble small apartments but they are nice as well they are located around the lake. The campsites for tent camping are mixed in along with the site for trailer are trailers and campers. The nature at this park was really nice the campsites were built very well and the leveled also. The bathrooms are located on the other side of where the showers are. The water was kind of warm but not as warm as I would like it and I took a shower very quickly because tbecause the angle of the shower could not be changed. I chose a campsite that was located directly next to the showers and the bathrooms once I took my shower the shower was made very inconveniently for a short person and I myself in 5 2". This was a really nice state park I enjoyed the 2 days that I was here I made my reservation online and didn't have any issues finding the campsite. I loved that they had this really neat bicycle tuning tool near the parking lot! I've never seen anything like it! It had everything you could need to fix anything with your bike. You get a great overview of the city from even the base of the statue! There are binoculars to use, and a little drink and snack cart (with adult beverages!) to treat yourself after that hike. I would have loved to see more of the cave aspect, but I can only imagine it's not as safe or stable. It also gives a history of why this spot was so important to Birmingham. The museum is nicely done, approximately 7-8 rooms with the history of the town, culture, community, and struggles. One $6 ticket allows you into the museum and a ride up the elevator to the feet of the statue (or you also have the option to walk the staircase *inside* the pillar, which is absolutely what I did!). I love that this was a fun and easy hike up to from 5 points! I didn't get to go exploring the trails, just the museum and statue, but still enjoyed it quite a lot. Again, not a bad place, but not worth the cost + traveling to, just for the cavern park. if you have older kids, it's not really worth the stop, and not really worth driving more than an hour for. if you are passing through the area, if you have young kids, or maybe grandkids, it might be worth the visit. it was a cool experience, and educational with some of the history associated with it.Įnd thoughts. We really did enjoy the cavern tour itself. the prices for each activity, seemed a bit high, but I'm not sure how to lower them much and still make $$. not terribly exciting activities for slightly older kids. it's only getting three stars because it seemed most all the activities were targeting younger kids. it's attached to a campground I can't really comment on. overall, the Caverns park was clean, friendly and family friendly. Let me say, I'm giving only 3 stars, but it may not be reflective of the location. We drove up today from the Columbus Ga Area.
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