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Mammoth Cave National Park
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave KY USA 42259
- Telephone Number: +1-270-758-2180
- Official Website: [1]
- Overview
Mammoth Cave National Park is a US National Park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. The official name of the system is the Mammoth-Flint Ridge Cave System for the ridge under which the cave has formed. The park was established as a national park on July 1, 1941. It became a World Heritage Site on October 27, 1981, and an international Biosphere Reserve on September 26, 1990.The parks 52,830acres (214km²) are located primarily in Hart County and Barren County . It is centered around the Green River , with a tributary, the Nolin River, feeding into the Green just inside the park.[1]
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