Row boat and paddle boat rentals, picnic areas, and hiking areas are available along with a live bait and concession operation. Located off US-27 North. The abundant fossils in the rocks of the Gorge have attracted Paleontologists and amateur collectors to the area for over one hundred years. Three branches of the Whitewater River converge in a spectacular geological gorge formed during the last ice age. The gorge provides miles of hiking trails with scenic vistas, picnic areas, vertical cliffs and the beauty of Thistlethwaite Falls.
Admission is free.
Most of the fossils found in the Whitewater Gorge Park are from skeletons of animals that lived about 435 million years ago on the bottom of a warm shallow sea that covered this area. Wave action in this ancient evironment broke many skeletons before they were buried in the soft muds and later turned to rock. Type of fossils found in the Whitewater Gorge Park. Trilobites - mostly small, bug or crab like scavengers. Snails - Like bivalves, most had shells that dissolved soon after burial.