Contact Info
Bridgeport, AL 35740
- Phone:
- 256-495-2672
Basics
- Type:
- Other
Description
For more than 10,000 years, Russell Cave was home to prehistoric peoples. Russell Cave provides clues to the daily lifeways of early North American inhabitants dating from 6500 B.C. to 1650 A.D. The cave shelter archaeological site contains the most complete record of prehistoric cultures in the Southeast.
Hours + Fees
Hours:
Russell Cave National Monument is open year round, seven days a week, with the exception of New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.
Groups are welcome! Please call ahead to make a reservation for groups larger than twenty people.
Telephone: 256-495-2672
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Russell Cave National Monument is located at 3729 County Road 98 in Bridgeport, Alabama. It is situated in the northeast corner of Alabama, just south of the Tennessee state line.
From Chattanooga, Tennessee
Go West on Interstate 24
Take U.S. Highway 72 West to County Road 75.
Turn Right onto County Road 75.
Continue on County Road 75 for one mile.
Turn Right onto County Road 98 for four miles.
Turn Left into the entrance of the park.
From Huntsville or Scottsboro, Alabama
Take U.S. Highway 72 East to County Road 75.
Turn Left onto County Road 75.
Continue on County Road 75 for one mile.
Turn Right onto County Road 98 for four miles.
Turn Left into the entrance of the park
