Blanchard Spring Caverns - Mountain View, Arkansas

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Blanchard Springs Caverns is a cave system located in the Ozark National Forest in northern Arkansas that was carved by an underground river. It is considered one of the most beautiful in the country. It is the only tourist cave owned by the United States Forest Service and the only one owned by the Federal government outside the National Park System. Blanchard is a three-level cave system, two of which are open for guided tours. The Dripstone Trail runs through an underground oasis in the upper level of the caverns. The Discovery Trail loops through a 1.2-mile section of the cavern, descending to the lower level of the cave, 366 feet underground, as well as to the Natural Entrance, about 100 feet below ground at that point. This trail includes the Rimstone Dams, which create pools along the stream bed, and the Ghost Room, a small but mind-blowing room in the uppermost level, with its huge white flowstone. Also offered is a "Wild Cave" tour which allows access to undeveloped parts of the cave. It follows the upstream section of the cave, allowing visitors to see all three levels as the original explorers did, continuing beyond where the Discovery Trail ends.
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