Robbers Cave State Park

Robbers Cave in November is absolutely beautiful!  The leaves were in perfect color and the temperature was perfect in the 50's and 60's during the day.  We also loved how big the campsites were so we weren't just right on top of our neighbors.

Hiking is our favorite pass-time while camping and there was plenty of that here!  Even more fun are caves and giant rocks to climb! 

G is laying on Devil's Slide.  It is a giant rock that the kids climbed and then slid down like a slide.  You can see M in the background climbing through to see where this crevice goes.

The main cave has been filled in so you can't go far into it, but my spelunckers still enjoyed going in as far as they could.  There are stories about infamous bank robbers living in the rocks and caves and hiding their booty back in the early 1900's. 

 This fun crevice went all the way through and up to where the entrance to the cave is.  A little creepy crawling into the darkness, but the kids loved the adventure!

Our second favorite at big state parks are the nature centers.  Robbers Cave had a very cool one!  The rangers that worked in the center were very happy to answer lots of kid questions and happy to get some of their critters out to visit.  M loved the snake and the tree frog, well, he got a little excited while crawling all over G and had to go to the bathroom.  That was the highlight for G.

They had a huge rattlesnake that we watched for a while that was fed a mouse.  We saw the snake strike and watched as the mouse died, but didn't get to see the snake have dinner.  He did stretch his jaw and impressed us with how very big his mouth can get!

The colors and hilltop views were spectacular.  Pictures just don't do the beauty justice.  This was one of my favorite hiking places.  There was so much to see and different terrains.  We hiked through a riverbed, field, forrest, hidden ponds, hills and giant boulders. Definitely a place to visit again!