Kickapoo Cavern State Park is a state park straddling the
Kinney and
Edwards county line in
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
, located 22 miles north of
Brackettville. The park is .
The state park
Kickapoo Cavern was opened as a state park in 1991.
Interesting features of the park include 20 known caves, two of which are large enough to be significant. Kickapoo Cavern is approximately .25 mile in length (1400 feet). It contains 14 miles of mountain biking trails, and 18 miles of undesignated hiking and birding trails.
Tours
Primitive tours of Kickapoo Cavern are scheduled every Saturday and require reservations.
Wildlife
Mammals commonly found in the park include
whitetail deer
The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...
,
raccoon
The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of , and a body weight of ...
,
ringtail,
gray fox
The gray fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus''), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America. This species and its only congener, the diminutive island fox (''Urocyon littor ...
,
rock squirrel,
porcupine,
rabbit, and various other rodents. Commonly found birds are
Gray vireo,
Varied bunting, and
Montezuma quail
The Montezuma quail (''Cyrtonyx montezumae'') is a stubby, secretive New World quail of Mexico and some nearby parts of the United States. It is also known as Mearns's quail, the harlequin quail (for the male's striking pattern), and the fool q ...
. Also, various uncommon species of reptiles and amphibians live in the park, including the
Barking frog,
Mottled Rock Rattlesnake, and
Texas alligator lizard There are two species of lizard named Texas alligator lizard:
* '' Gerrhonotus liocephalus''
* ''Gerrhonotus infernalis
The Texas alligator lizard (''Gerrhonotus infernalis'') is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family ...
.
References
External links
Kickapoo Cavern State Park
State parks of Texas
Caves of Texas
Show caves in the United States
Protected areas of Kinney County, Texas
Protected areas of Edwards County, Texas
Landforms of Kinney County, Texas
Landforms of Edwards County, Texas
Protected areas established in 1991
1991 establishments in Texas
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