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Detail map of the visitor center at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. Roads are shown as black lines against the green background, and trails weave densely through the space.

Extended Description

The Green River flows north to south, curling onto the map near the lower left corner. It parallels the left edge, angling slightly southwest about halfway along its length. The river splits around Cave Island, which is near the change in direction.

Mammoth Cave Parkway angles from near the lower right corner of the map up and to the Visitor Center, which is just northeast of center. In the lower left corner of the map, Green River Ferry Road crosses the river at Green River Ferry, which has boat and canoe launches. Green River Ferry Road continues east until it intersects Mammoth Cave Parkway near the right edge of the map. These two roads and the river make a triangular shape, which will be used to orient the roads, trails, sites, and amenities in the area.

Starting along Mammoth Cave Parkway, and moving north and west, the road passes the Mammoth Cave Campground, made up of three loop roads; Caver’s Camp Store; Engine No. 4; The Lodge at Mammoth Cave, which has a restaurant; and the visitor center before ending with a loop encircling a parking lot north of the visitor center. The Mammoth Cave Railroad Bike & Hike Trail runs alongside the road for most of its length.

Now at the top of the triangle and moving east to west between the river and Mammoth Cave Parkway are Woodland Cottages, two picnic areas, the Historic Entrance, and Dixon Cave, which has a scenic overlook. Trails in this area are Green River Bluffs Trail, which has a scenic overlook; Dixon Cave Trail; and River Styx Spring Trail. Slightly south of the triangular point is the wheelchair-accessible Heritage Trail, which loops around Old Guide’s Cemetery and past the scenic overlook at Sunset Point.

Continuing south is another parking lot, an amphitheater, and a campfire circle. Trails in this lower left section of the triangle are White Cave Trail; Sinkhole Trail, which runs next to White Cave; River Valley Trail; and Two Springs Trail. Back at the bottom left angle of the triangle, the Echo River is encircled by the wheelchair-accessible Echo River Spring Trail near the intersection of the Green River and Green River Ferry Road, and parking is also available.

Legend

A scale in the top left corner of the map measures distances of 0.1 and 0.5 miles and 0.1 and 0.5 kilometers. The legend below reads as follows:

Gray for Parking lot,

Black dashed line for Hiking trail,

Black dotted line for Bicycle and hiking trail (gravel),

Yellow line for Wheelchair-accessible trail, and

Black semicircle for Scenic overlook.