🏕️ Sims Cave Park – Camping Guide

Overview

Sims Cave Park offers immersive overnight camping experiences — from sleeping inside a natural cave to primitive and car/van camping in a peaceful forest setting. Each option includes access to basic facilities, beautiful wooded surroundings, and direct proximity to one of Alabama’s wildest underground worlds.

🎉 Bonus: All cave, primitive, and car/van campers receive 10% off any guided cave tour during their stay!

🌀 1. Cave Camping Experience

💰 Pricing:

• $160 per night for up to 4 guests
• $50 per additional guest (up to 10 total)
• $50 off per additional night

✅ Camping Amenities:

• Sleep inside a spacious natural cave chamber
• Constant 62°F temperature year-round
• Sleeping options: cots, mats, air mattresses, or hammocks (bring your own bedding)
• Headlamps available for $10/person (includes batteries)
• Bring extra flashlights and backup batteries
• Fires allowed in designated fire pit areas only

🚿 Facilities:

• Composting toilet and showers located ~100 yards downhill
• Parking area near facilities

🕒 Booking Info:

• Reservation required
• Check-in: 3:00 PM (must be prescheduled for orientation)
• Check-out: 11:00 AM
• Available most days of the year

🏕️ 2. Wall Tent Camping

💰 Pricing:

• $65 per night (2 guests max)

✅ Amenities:

• Platform-mounted canvas wall tent
• Cold water and power at the campsite
• Fire ring and picnic table
• Access to composting toilet and showers
• Headlamps available for $10/person
• Fires allowed in designated fire pit areas only

⛺ 3. Primitive Tent Camping

💰 Pricing:

• $50 per tent

✅ Amenities:

• Designated forested campsite (bring your own tent)
• Cold water, composting toilet, and shower access
• Headlamps available for $10/person
• Fires allowed in designated fire pit areas only

🚐 4. Car/Van Camping

💰 Pricing:

• $50 per night

✅ Amenities:

• Designated wooded space for car or van camping
• Cold water, composting toilet, and shower access
• Headlamps available for $10/person
• Fires allowed in designated fire pit areas only

🌄 Shared Camper Amenities

• Outdoor viewing deck overlooking Wesbrooke Springs and Sims Cave entrance
• Forested valley scenery and mountain wildlife
• Access to hiking paths and scenic overlooks

📍 Location & Contact

Sims Cave Park
Located 20 minutes north of Birmingham, Alabama
At the foot of Bryant Mountain in the Smoke Rise community

📧 Email: wes@cavezip.com
📞 Phone: 1 (844) 947-2283
🌐 Website: wildcavetour.com