Cavers Camp

"Did anybody hear or see Bigfoot here?"

"Terrible place to camp. Save yourself the frustration and find somewhere else."

"Nice group camp right off Erbie Rd, just a few hundred yards from the historic church. There are three full size camp tables and benches along with individual metal fire rings. The area is very flat, so there are several places for tents. There is no electricity but there is a really nice pit toilet that was very clean. You can hear the water reflecting off the high bluff above Cecil Creek at night, so you get a peaceful rest. The forestry service recently cleared the power lines, so there was plenty of firewood laying around. You are just a short distance from the Cecil Cove trailhead loop. This is a nice campsite for up to 12 or so people."

"Awesome 3 spot camping area with bathroom. Highly reccomend!"

"This is the other place we camped every other weekend we weren't at White Rock. This is the base camp, so to speak, for Fitton (sp?) or Beauty Cave. You are required to get a permit to enter from the National Park Service, or used to, anyway. It is NOT a show cave and not one to be explored by amateur spelunkers. Last I knew, there had to be a minimum of 3 in your group and no more than 8 and only so many people may visit in a month. 4 is recommended since if someone gets hurt, one can stay with whoever is hurt and two can go for help. If you do decide to visit and go in at night, make sure to leave a note well placed at the entrance you go in so the park ranger doesn't change the lock on you while you're in there. I speak from personal experience :) It's quite a wait before others in your group find you're long overdue and even longer to get to a phone to contact the park service to get someone out to get the lock open. There are two entrances...you'll need a wet suit on for the other. Both are roughly a 3 mile hike from this spot. I'm hesitant to even advertise this cave but it's really, really cool and we had a hell of a lot of fun exploring it when I was in high school. Again, not for amateurs!!! Well worth the trip, though!!!!"