Florida Caverns State Park - Travel

Well Hey!

I am blogging today about a little adventure my mom, myself and my little cousins explored last weekend! We went to Florida Caverns State Park located in Marianna FL. Being a resident there for almost my whole life, I have never really fully appreciated how great it is! The Park's fee's are as follows:

        

.............................................................................................................................

Admission Fee:

$5.00 per vehicle. Limit 2-8 people per vehicle.

$4.00 Single Occupant Vehicle.

$2.00 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.

Camping Fee:

$20.00 per night, plus tax. Includes water and electricity. Florida residents who are 65 years of age or older or who hold a social security disability award certificate or a 100 percent disability award certificate from the Federal Government are permitted to receive a 50 percent discount on current base campsite fees.

Youth or Adult Group Camping Fees: 

(Per person) Youth  $1.00, Adult(s) or chaperone(s)  $5.00

Cave Tour Fees:

$8.00 per person, age 13 and older.

$5.00 per child, 3 to 12. (Free, 2 and younger.)

$4.00 per person, organized groups of 25 or more with prepaid reservations.

.........................................................................................................................................

If you are going for the day like we did I would advise preparing 30 minutes to an hour of extra time to check out the upstairs exhibit and gift shop. The upstairs exhibit also had a live snake that we got to touch(Don't worry it's safe!) and also a turtle that we could hold. Theses showings are only at certain times so be sure to call and see what times that you should come to check them out! It adds a lot more to the experience for sure! Besides that, the upstairs exhibit has a theatre room and a museum library of artifacts, history, and replicas.
Downstairs is the ticket purchase area and gift shop. T-shirts are there along with neat rocks, arrowheads, or creepy-crawlies(It's okay they are fake!) that you can find. The kids LOVE it!

When we went on the Caverns Tour we had the most amazing tour guide Adam DeWitt. He is also known to have given a personal tour of the caverns to the famous Vanilla Ice! If he is there I definitely recommend him as your tour guide. He is so awesome and hilarious! But I am positive the other tour guides are just wonderful as well!

Be sure to read the pamphelts in the gift shop, watch the theatre film in the upstairs exhibit or listen to your tour guide because they will all mention another cave tour that takes ten minutes to get to and it is a neat walk through cave that you can explore for some extra adventure! There are also trails that you are welcome to explore if you are up for that!

Go visit the park area(There are signs that direct you) for the little ones to get out some energy on the swings and jungle gym. Canoe Rentals can be made and the park has many other activities to offer such as horseback riding, boating, and golfing. However, these are at the expense of your usage. The park does not offer rentals for these. You can find the information you need at the Park's Main Page below!

http://www.floridastateparks.org/floridacaverns/

With much hope and love,

Aerial

#aerialandtheboys

#floridacaverns

#floridacavernsstatepark