Cathedral Caverns

J. Terry McCombs

My brother and I set aside one day each month to take a day trip to visit sites in Alabama that we've never been to before. We typically choose something that is within 2 hours of Pelham/Alabaster. November's jaunt took us to Cathedral Caverns State Park, located between Woodville and Grant (just north of Guntersville). We had heard of Cathedral Caverns since we were kids in elementary school, but never visited. The natural history and beauty are both unbelievable and unparalleled. I highly recommend a visit to Cathedral Caverns.

Laura Pugh

(Photos are by @Drozemedia ) CC was the absolute best choice I made in terms of a wedding venue. Everything was so nice and we were so pleased with how everything came out (Ceremony and reception) . Stephanie, Jason and Nate are stellar tour guides and the sweetest people. Stephanie was very helpful in terms of visualizing the wedding as well. Jason had mentioned that they do weddings at our tour 18 months ago and it just clicked for us- then everything fell into place. All of my wedding guests loved the mini tour going down into the Cathedral Room, the wedding of course, and then doing the echo and total darkness activity. My guests also loved the gem mining as favors to take home. My wedding definitely “rocked” for sure and I’m so sorry but I will never shut up about this wedding, it was perfect. I have a lot of love for this very special place now and hope to visit again soon. (Photos are by @Drozemedia)

Tomi Totara

Absolutely GORGEOUS! The cave tour was brilliant. Our guide (Jason) was so fun! Took the time to take some pictures for us at the end. Camping was also great! Bathhouse was so clean! And well maintained. Camp hosts were nice! Front desk/office staff were also very nice. I truly enjoyed my stay!

Bambi Tanner Helmke

Wonderful experience yesterday evening while checking in with camp host Mrs. Mary & Mr. Bruce! They made sure I had all the info I needed, gave me an overview, answered all questions, made sure I got to my site to set up camp and checked on everybody before settling in for the night. Bathrooms were phenomenal from what I expected. Nice so far. This morning’s camp hosts were friendly and checking on everybody first thing this morning while running errands. I would imagine that any camp host could ‘make your day’ or certainly ruin it, but they don’t seem to work here! I just got another visit while writing this review and so thankful for camp host crew that go above and beyond! I haven’t explored anything here yet after my arrival, but so far so good. And I’m gonna leave my mark #burnout nurse trip! UPDATE: Camp Hosts Mrs. Dianne & Mr. Mason were just as awesome and helpful! It was obvious that they had the same passion for their positions as my first camp hosts. I never ‘wanted for anything’ or wished the camp hosts were different in ANY way… That also goes for Mrs. Judy in the visitors center, who also verified all needs and was just as pleasant to deal with. AND then there was the tour: hands down, ask for Mr. Jason and you will have THE best time in your tour journey! He adapted to all the tourists needs, made everyone feel welcomed, encouraged questions and made it a fun laid back experience. I absolutely LUV everyone that I encountered and they made me feel like insta-family. You don’t find that in many places; rare gift. The only thing about Google suggestions/questions: Goggle kept asking me to answer questions about the park; like 3 times! One of the questions that stood out was “Is there a playground?” One of my insta-friends that was here before me told me there were many children running around playing at campsite during the weekend. When I got familiar and drove around, I didn’t see a playground for them….. I will say that Rickwood Cavern had a pretty cool playground and it was really busy when I went(even though the campground didn’t look that busy.) I didn’t have youngins traveling, so it didn’t matter to me, BUT if Google is asking me- it must be for a reason & I hope the park realizes that & will plan accordingly. Luv to my insta-fam, we must part ways. It’s been awesome!

Shawn Toole

This place really surprised me. Very clean very well maintained, and it was very beautiful to visit in the fall. Everyone comes here for the cave tour and it’s definitely worth the money. I would always recommend to the staff of the state park to please run a tour with adults and older children only. A little kids talk the entire time and it’s already hard to hear the tour guides I would pay extra not to have the kids running around on slick ground. Stephanie was our tour guide and she was outstanding. Tons of Dad jokes! We bought the campsite to stay overnight as well as the facilities were a little bit above average. We definitely want to come back and it’s a wonderful experience on a cave tour before. Just large enough to be interesting and small enough not to be too tiring.