Boone's Cave Park

There are a number of "Boone's Cave", but the cave in the park is rumored to be the one where Squire and Sarah Jarman Morgan spent their first winter, with the then teenage Daniel upon entering the region in 1751, perhaps to escape Native Americans.

[1] There was a total of 25 people in the group, with all 10 of the Boones children, and other family members and neighbors who all left Pennsylvania together.

The Boone family and everyone else soon built homes near the cave, located next to the Yadkin River.

The park is approximately 120 acres and supports a variety of flora and fauna native to the area, including a number of hardwoods such as oak, hornbeam and elm.

The cave itself is 140 foot deep from start to finish, but so shallow that most sections require crawling to gain access.