The hidden gem of North Florida! Plan your visit to Florida Caverns State Park to tour these incredible caves. It's an easy Florida panhandle day trip!
Step back in time and explore a hidden underground world filled with 30 million-year-old limestone formations at Florida Caverns State Park.
Caves? In fFlorida? Seriously? Yes, those were my first questions when I saw the sign off I-10 heading of course to Panama City Beach. And since that time, I've been trying to visit Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna.
The hidden gem of North Florida! Plan your visit to Florida Caverns State Park to tour these incredible caves. It's an easy Florida panhandle day trip!
So that's where all those enchanted forests were...
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Did you know there were caves in Florida? Cave diving is popular at many of the Florida springs, but Florida Caverns State Park is the only dry cave open to the public. Behind a heavy metal door awaits exploration into another world. How did these caves form? Millions of years ago, sea levels were much higher leaving a majority of the coastal areas underwater. Over the years, as sea levels fell, debris on the sea floor hardened into limestone which was dissolved by naturally acidic groundwater, thus creating crevices large enough to walk through. The process is still occurring today when rainwater drips through the cracks forming beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and other various formations. How were they discovered? Funny story. A tree is uprooted in the forest, leaving a large hole in the earth, do you climb down that hole? That’s exactly what Oliver Chalifoux, a National Park Services geologist, did, leading to his discovery of the incredible the cave system below. The area was already being developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, who are responsible for many of the Florida State Parks. It was then that their efforts moved underground, working tirelessly in dark, damp and cramped conditions to […]
See stalagmites, stalactites, bats, salamanders, and more in the caves at Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna.
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Florida is known for beaches and palm trees, but did you know Florida also has caves and caverns? A road trip to Florida Caverns State
Brave the cave at Florida Caverns State Park and have an awesome camping trip with your family at this historic park.
There is a world beneath the tropical landscape of the Sunshine State that is begging to be explored. Florida Caverns State Park near Tallahassee makes for an exciting underground adventure, and it even hides a secret rainbow world.
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Did you know there were caves in Florida? Cave diving is popular at many of the Florida springs, but Florida Caverns State Park is the only dry cave open to the public. Behind a heavy metal door awaits exploration into another world. How did these caves form? Millions of years ago, sea levels were much higher leaving a majority of the coastal areas underwater. Over the years, as sea levels fell, debris on the sea floor hardened into limestone which was dissolved by naturally acidic groundwater, thus creating crevices large enough to walk through. The process is still occurring today when rainwater drips through the cracks forming beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and other various formations. How were they discovered? Funny story. A tree is uprooted in the forest, leaving a large hole in the earth, do you climb down that hole? That’s exactly what Oliver Chalifoux, a National Park Services geologist, did, leading to his discovery of the incredible the cave system below. The area was already being developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, who are responsible for many of the Florida State Parks. It was then that their efforts moved underground, working tirelessly in dark, damp and cramped conditions to […]
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The hidden gem of North Florida! Plan your visit to Florida Caverns State Park to tour these incredible caves. It's an easy Florida panhandle day trip!
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
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Florida Caverns State Park is a truly underrated cave system in the United States. Most Americans don't know it even exists!
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