Dunbar Cave State Park is a 110-acre park located about a mile and a half from Clarksville, Tennessee and one hour from Nashville. The main attraction of the park is Dunbar Cave, the largest in Montgomery County. It is more than eight miles in length and goes 8,067 miles inward. The cave’s spacious mouth used to be a popular venue for radio shows, concerts, and square dancing. Prehistoric man used the cave for thousands of years to cool off on hot days (the temperature inside is consistently 58 degrees) and possibly for religious ceremonies, as attested by drawings on the walls. The cooler temperatures were originally the reason for the cave’s popularity during hot summers. Besides visiting the caves, the park is a lovely spot for long walks, with many trails and gorgeous cool Swan Lake, fed by a cold stream coming from the cave. The tours of the cave are available between May and August.

401 Dunbar Cave Rd, Clarksville, TN 37043, Phone: 931-648-5526

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