Russell Cave National Monument
3729 County Road 98
Bridgeport, Alabama 35740

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Phone:

Main Number: (256) 495-2672
Fax: (256) 495-9220

For more than 10,000 years, Russell Cave was home to prehistoric peoples. Russell Cave provides clues to the daily lifeways of early North American inhabitants dating from 6500 B.C. to 1650 A.D. The cave shelter archaeological site contains the most complete record of prehistoric cultures in the Southeast.

Directions:

Russell Cave National Monument is located at 3729 County Road 98 in Bridgeport, Alabama.  It is situated in the northeast corner of Alabama, just south of the Tennessee state border.

From Chattanooga, Tennessee:
Take U.S. Highway 72 South to County Road 75.
Turn Right onto County Road 75.
Continue on County Road 75 for one mile.
Turn Right onto County Road 98 for four miles.
Turn Left into the entrance of the park.

From Huntsville or Scottsboro, Alabama:
Take U.S. Highway 72 North to County Road 75.
Turn Left onto County Road 75.
Continue on County Road 75 for one mile.
Turn Right onto County Road 98 for four miles.
Turn Left into the entrance of the park.

Operating Hours and Season:

Russell Cave National Monument is open year round, seven days a week, with the exception of New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. 

Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.

Website: http://www.nps.gov/ruca/index.htm