Dunbar Cave State Park

Awesome place. You can walk hike this area or sit and have a picnic. No trash cans, so you take everything you things you bring in with you when you leave. You can tour the cave in May through September. The history of this place is extraordinary. So many things added changed, and all the people this place has experienced is phenomenal. Dogs, children, and all ages are welcome. Animals must be on a leash at all times!

Great place for an easy hike. Plenty of nature and some wildlife will be present. The cave entrance is permanently closed, but you can still enjoy the opening entrance and read about the history.

I took and put away my children’s phones for the day and decided to visit the park, they enjoyed it and never complained. It was quite, peaceful and had interesting sites and trails. Amazing blessed day with kind families all around. The visitor office and gift shop was clean and polite customer service.

Only cons; people visiting with their dogs should pick up their waste and not leave it in the middle of the trail.

Really cool place to come explore and learn about the history of the area. Parks staff was great and knew their stuff. Make sure to bring a sweater along with you if you are going into the caves. You can only access the caves by taking a tour with the parks employees.

Absolutely beautiful loops/trails. Great for dogs and kids. Lots of wildlife, even have seen the river otters a few times!

Wonderful park to walk, both short and long trails. Our dog loved it. Not the most accessible but there are come areas to sit and look over the pound if you are in a chair. We will be back to do a cave tour when it opens.

This is a nice walking park with several different trails. The cave area is cool. We went on the same tour twice, we liked the first one so much. They offer different tours on the weekend but we had to end our vacation on Friday. The first tour was great. The woman that led it gave a ton of interesting information and was very engaging. The second tour was a little disappointing. The guy that led it did not give as much information although he did give the basics, it wasn't as interesting. Would definitely go on one of the other tours if we visit again.

2nd time, we walked around Dunbar Cave. It's so pretty and a nice walk anytime of year!

We are a family of 4 with 2 kids (9 & 7), we took the Underworld tour inside the Dunbar Cave and enjoyed it very much. Our 2 guides were friendly and knowledgeable. The tour itself was easy for most ages. It is dark, only being illuminated by flashlights, I was concerned about our kids being scared but they did very well and were excited. I am 5'10" and had to bend down a few times as to not bump my head and all adults had to crouch just once for a very short time. Definitely recommend to spend the money on the tour, it's a unique experience!!

Really great experience and something everyone should see. This is not just a cave, it's a cave with history. Your history, if you're a local. So, 18$ seems a bit much for the tour. I think it is $12 or 14$ cool, but not $18. That said I am glad I did it to learn and see what I otherwise wouldn't have. Just don't compare it to others.

I loved the trails and the pond. Wrong time of year to be able to actually go into the cave, maybe next time!

Beautiful spot for a little nature walk. We were not able to tour the cave since it was the off season but did enjoy hiking the area and seeing so much wildlife especially all the turtles!

Beautiful trails, a cave and great history! Met a family of deer. We will be back for the cave tour.

Beautiful site with some thought provoking history. Lovely trails to walk or hike. Book your tour in advance if you want to go in the cave, otherwise you can only enjoy the entrance area on your own.

It's free and it offers several pleasant trails to walk. The cave entrance has been built up a lot, so it lost its natural beauty (at least at the entrance). There is a nice duck pond in front of the cave and several places to have a picnic. Best part is: They just added a free EV charger and I highly support that. Worth a small detour out of downtown to take it easy and connect with nature.

Our first time visiting Dunbar Cave State park! The park is very clean, well maintained the swan lake is beautiful the nature is breathtaking area is peaceful this park has its own spirit very different from other parks that I've ever visited .. The cave is big and it's cold inside much different from outside temperature if you want a cave tour you have to buy a ticket and pay the fee other wise you can just walk around the area but you can't go inside the cave.. Great area for walking, hiking, running with your family friends and pets.. There are plenty seating areas all around if you wanna rest ... What I like about it is there's a short history written on Interpretive Signs. Overall we had a very nice time seeing this historical place. Highly recommend !! if you are visiting Clarksville make sure to stop by.

I rate this 5 stars with some caveats:

1. If you hate learning history you won't enjoy the cave tour. The tour is basically all about the history of the cave and while there are some cave formations they aren't the main focus

2. Do not bring little kids on this tour they won't understand the history nor appreciate the cave

3. If you have trouble walking this is not the cave tour for you. This cave does not have concrete walking paths like other popular caves so you are walking on slick uneven rocks the whole time.

4. I HIGHLY recommend checking out a more well preserved cave like Cumberland Caverns before this one. This cave was heavily damaged before the state took control and it's a perfect example of why caves have the rules they have. One of my favorite parts of the tour was when they took you to the most damaged room on the tour first and then went to the best preserved room in the cave right after. It's a stark difference and shows just how damaging humans can be to caves and why it's important to protect them.

5. Yes you can see the Native American pictographs and yes they are pretty cool. If you have poor low light vision though they may be hard to see so keep that in mind

Overall I recommend this tour, it's very different from other cave tours and gives you a good perspective on why preserving caves is extremely important

Visited 04/03/2022. We were passing through the area on our way down to Amicalola Falls State Park and stopped here to hike. The trail was in good condition and was kid friendly. Saw lots of turtles. They were not running cave tours during our visit, so we plan a return trip.

A beautiful area and a great place to clear your mind. The park isn't massive but what it lacks in size makes up for in beauty and interest! There are two different walking paths which both are great.
I highly recommend visiting this state park along with others around Tennessee! Note: they do offer guided tours of the cave when you register online! The cave its self is an adventure. Have fun.

I enjoyed the trails- saw lots of wildlife and their native grassland is awesome! so many pollinators!

I will say their pond needs some TLC- its full of invasive species and algae and just looks a little sad.