The Boone Cave Park is a hidden treasure in Davidson County just 3-miles north of the unincorporated town of Tyro, NC off of NC Highway 150 at the end of Boone Cave Rd.
A monument to Daniel Boone.
To the right of the parking lot are the long flight of stairs leading down to the Boone Caves.
The Devils Den is the top photo.
Gypsy and I begin our hike on the Back County Trail.
On this day, we should have taken the flood plain bypass.
A view upstream of the Yadkin River. Gypsy is intensely watching some ducks.
The torrential rainfall from the previous week made for some muddy paws and boots. During the Summer, this portion of the Back Country Trail is a beautiful lush green and tranquil setting.
Throughout the park, there are (guesstimate) hundreds of these educational placards about plant life.
The Wetlands Trail has an appropriately named because it passes through a flood plain of the Yadkin River. I'm not sure how the trees don't drown from this yearly cycle of flooding.
A chimney and partial remain of the walls of a 1740 cabin.
A replica cabin and homestead of what living conditions would have been like for the young Daniel Boone.
A large substantial size boardwalk through a wetland.
I was quite fascinated by the sound of frogs in January. While intensely recording the frogs ribbiting I wasn't paying attention to what Gypsy was doing.
The park is 110-acres in size, and altogether there are 5-miles of hiking. The list of trails and their length are:
- Cottonwood Tree Trail 1-mile
- Woodland/Wetland Trail 3/4-miles
- Back Country Trail 3/4-miles
- Wildflower Trail 1/2-mile
- Overlook Loop 1/2-miles
- Runners Loop 1/2-miles
- Boone Peak Trail 1-mile
On this visit the access to the largest Cottonwood Tree on the east coast was blocked by flood water, Here is an image from a Google search
160-feet tall and 15' 8" circumference.
