DAY 5 Hemmed-In Hollow Waterfall TOUR ONE Ozark Folk Center State Park Take your quest for adventure underground with a jaunt over to Blanchard Springs Caverns, where you’ll venture hundreds of feet below the surface of the Ozarks. Blanchard Springs Caverns is administered by the U.S. Forest Service and is a cool 58 degrees year-round. You’ll enter the world of a “living” cave where glistening stalactites, stalagmites, columns and flowstones are always slowly changing. Enjoy the Discovery Trail Tour, which takes you through the middle level of the caverns, passing under the natural entrance and beside the cave stream before emerging into highly decorated rooms. (Don’t worry, the one-way trail will get you back to the surface at the end!) With nearly 700 stairsteps, this tour is quite stimulating. For the ultimate adventure to cap off your week of thrills, choose the Wild Cave Tour, a strenuous trip through undeveloped parts of the cave’s middle level, where you’ll need to crouch and crawl. Alternatively, take it easy on the wheelchair-and stroller-accessible Dripstone Trail Tour, a .4-mile trail that takes about an hour and has plenty of seating for rest along the way while offering plenty of breathtaking scenery. Next, visit the Ozark Folk Center State Park for living history with more than 20 artisans demonstrating Ozark heritage crafts and musicians showcasing their talents. Enjoy dinner at the Skillet Restaurant, and stay overnight in the park’s recently renovated cabins. Please note that the craft village is open spring to fall. Blanchard Springs Caverns
Arkansas Group Travel Arkansas Tours: Page 5
