Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground
Lee D.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Mar. 7, 2020

The cave is the star attraction

This is a very small campground- 13 improved sites (nine of these have 50 amp electric and can accommodate all sizes of rigs; four are designed for smaller units and have 30 amp electric) plus five primitive sites, which have communal water only (no electric). There is zero privacy/separation between the improved sites, which would make the unimproved sites possibly more appealing (but further from the restroom and it was pouring when we were there). Improved sites are gravel and include a BBQ, fire ring, and a very large picnic table. Rates are $16 for a primitive site/$29 for an improved site plus a $4.75 processing fee for the first night of your stay. Senior discounts are given. 

The restrooms are functional and clean but basic. There was a leak in the roof from the pouring rain that could pose a slipping hazard. 

There are a large picnic pavilion and two short hiking trails of about a mile each. We hiked the Fossil Mountain trail, which is very rocky. The main draw to this park is the cave. Tours are offered four times daily, January through November. If you camp, you receive a discount on the tour. The tour is worth doing.

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  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020
  • Review photo of Rickwood Caverns State Park Campground by Lee D., March 7, 2020