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Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave

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4.7

By 802nikz

Was there 2 days ago.It is a short trail but it is beautiful ,the history and the cave at the end of the trail are well worthed to visit .The story is incredible.Took beautiful pics.I recommended.

Was there 2 days ago.It is a short trail but it is beautiful ,the history and the cave at the end of the trail are well worthed to visit .The story is incredible.Took beautiful pics.I recommended. more »
By deniseaK8227CH

I absolutely loved this... We actually went into the entrance of the cave my husband went back further. Floyd Collins got trapped 60 ft below the surface & perished. Good piece of history here. Well..... more

I absolutely loved this... We actually went into the entrance of the cave my husband went back further. Floyd Collins got trapped 60 ft below the surface & perished. Good piece of history here. Well..... more »
By Grover R

This is a very short walk, like a 1/4 mile round trip, through the forest that has so many levels of enjoyment. First, it is the first thing you will see entering the park from Cave City. It has..... more

This is a very short walk, like a 1/4 mile round trip, through the forest that has so many levels of enjoyment. First, it is the first thing you will see entering the park from Cave City. It has..... more »

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By Anthony Smith

Naturally wet sand miles from any beach. Pretty cool. Worth the 3+ miles from Civic Park trailhead.

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By slawek k

Entrance is blocked by metal crate that I was able to lift a little. I met cave explorers day before and they told me about explorer who died in this cave and I was reading about it before.

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By Bo Pang

A very short walk, a very sad story. All the glory of fearless trail blazers, all the ugly side of humanity. You can find more details about the story of Floyd Collins online, way more shocking and sad than what the bulletin boards tell you.

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By Jim G

If only Floyd had played World of Tanks. RIP.

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By Tim P

Many of the photos shown here are actually from a sand cave at Cumberland Gap near the Kenrucky-Virginia border.

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