JUST off the main road --have passed it MANY times but was unaware of it's presence. Not clear on how to access the "springs", looks like some signage might be missing. But driving on past that point to the Tennessee River is beautiful.
There isnt a trailhead but when google maps says you have arrived simply park your car and start looking for a trail on the right side of the gravel road!
This area is open from February-November. Cave Springs is home to a large colony of brown bats. From spring to winter, each evening at sunset these bats leave Cave Springs to hunt for the night. Although I'm unsure of the number, surely there are hundreds of bats. Its an awesome sight!
It is a pleasant place just walking. It is a gravel road for cars, but you can walk in nature as much as possible. The caves are so small that they are difficult to enter, but you can feel pure just by listening to the water. As I followed the road, I arrived at the bay where the small shells were launched.
The road is gravel, so a big van is advantageous.
The cave is completely blocked off but it is a cool place. Also the path to the cave is completely grown over so when you first turn on the trail and pass over the water follow the water to your right to find the cave.
Very easy to get to if you take the trail on the right as you pull onto Muscle Camp Rd. About 70 to 100 yard walk to cave with terrain being well packed down and nice wide clean trail. You will have to walk both up and down hill but not horrible by no means.
This place may not be easy to get to but it makes up for it with many rewards. It has a natural air conditioner that even works on the hottest days. The pictures tell the rest.
Wheeler NWR - Cave Springs (Site #31, Central Loop, Alabama Birding Trail) is great for ?birding and ?hiking...Fee: Free... Amentities: Parking...GPS: N 34.5470, W 86.8510
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