Polar Caves Park

Glacial Talus Caves At The Foot Of A Granite Cliff Near Plymouth, Open As A Family Attraction For About A Century, With Boardwalk Trails Through Boulder Caves And A Small Animal Park. · Rumney, New Hampshire

A family attraction at the foot of a granite cliff in Rumney, about 5 miles west of Plymouth on Route 25, where the glaciers of the last ice age left a slope of enormous fallen boulders piled against the mountainside. The gaps between the boulders form a chain of small talus caves, and a boardwalk trail with stairs climbs up through them, letting visitors duck, crawl and squeeze through the passages or take a bypass around each one. Cold air settles in the deepest caves, and ice has been known to linger in them into early summer, which gave the park its name. It has been open to the public for about a century (confirm the date), and alongside the caves it keeps a small animal park with a deer area and bird exhibits, gardens and ponds, a gift shop and, in some years, gem panning for children. It is smaller and gentler than Lost River in Kinsman Notch, suited to families with younger children, and makes an easy half-day stop about 20 to 30 minutes from I-93. The park is seasonal, roughly May to October.

705 Old Route 25, Rumney, New Hampshire, 03266, United States

Seasonal. The park has generally opened from about early or mid-May to mid or late October and closes for the winter, when ice and snow make the cave trail unsafe; confirm the exact opening and closing dates each year. In season it is open daily, typically from morning to late afternoon, with last admission about an hour before closing so visitors can finish the cave trail. Spring and late autumn hours may be shorter, and some days early or late in the season may be weekends only (confirm). Heavy rain and thunderstorms can close the upper trail briefly. The gift shop and snack area follow park hours.

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