Upcoming Events

Have you ever wished upon a far away star? If so, you should come and enjoy the spectacular dark skies at Russell Cave National Monument on February 10th and February 17th at 5:00 PM. Observe the distant array of milky way spectacles such as: Orion, Gemini, and the luminescent moons of Jupiter. For more upcoming events click here.

Prehistoric Tools and Weapons Demonstration

See demonstrations presented by Park Rangers of prehistoric tools and weapons such as spearpoints, atlatls, pump drills, making fire with bow drills, blowguns, nutting stones and flintknapping techniques.

The Ancient Art of the Atlatl Movie

Click here to learn about the prehistoric technology that the paleo people used thousands of years ago.

Teachers are you looking for a new program to teach your students this year?

Medicinal Leaf Man is a hands-on program that teaches students about the importance of the native trees in their own backyard. Students will enjoy learning the culture of medicine men, while constructing their own leaf medicine man from the colorful leaves of the fall.

Click here for the Medicinal Leaf Man Outline

Russell Cave's Facebook Page

Russell Cave is experimenting with new ways to bring the park experience to visitors. We are currently using Facebook to help Russell Cave meet you "where you are" and "where you expect us to be."

Click here to follow us on Facebook.