老君(jun)山坐落于城區以北,景區面(mian)積22平方公(gong)里,海拔高度(du)在700-2500米之間。植(zhi)被種(zhong)類(lei)繁多,生(sheng)長(chang)茂(mao)盛(sheng),常年(nian)都(dou)被綠色(se)植(zhi)物(wu)覆蓋,這里有(you)紅(hong)豆(dou)杉、杜仲、天麻(ma)、蘑菇等(deng)珍(zhen)貴(gui)樹(shu)木和藥材,豹子(zi)、野豬、黑熊、娃娃雞等(deng)也經常出沒(mei)山林,原始(shi)、自然的生(sheng)態資源讓(rang)游(you)人(ren)心醉神迷。
從(cong)夢(meng)竹苑出發,踏過(guo)幾(ji)公(gong)里的(de)(de)(de)路程,便來(lai)到老(lao)君山腳下(xia)的(de)(de)(de)“天雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”。“天雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”為(wei)歷年開采(cai)硝(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)礦與熬制(zhi)硝(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)末人工擴建而成,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內面積約1萬平方米,往昔采(cai)硝(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)的(de)(de)(de)痕跡清晰可見,還較(jiao)為(wei)完整地留存有(you)3個(ge)熬硝(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)的(de)(de)(de)平臺,是(shi)2006年6月重華鎮正式注冊成為(wei)“中國火(huo)藥之(zhi)鄉”的(de)(de)(de)古(gu)硝(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺址中的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)個(ge)。在(zai)后山的(de)(de)(de)懸崖峭壁上有(you)一(yi)處(chu)以(yi)朝陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)為(wei)主的(de)(de)(de)古(gu)硝(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺址群,它(ta)們分別為(wei)煙子洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、妖精洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、老(lao)君洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、干(gan)人洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛(niu)(niu)角(jiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、高觀洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、明(ming)月洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、大興洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、犀牛(niu)(niu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、白人洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛(niu)(niu)角(jiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)等。
沿(yan)綿江公路至重華(hua)鎮,只需1個多(duo)小(xiao)時(shi)便到達老君(jun)山(公交車(che)到重華(hua)鎮后(hou)有旅游車(che)接送旅客)。