老(lao)君山坐落于城(cheng)區以北(bei),景區面積22平方公里(li),海(hai)拔高度在700-2500米(mi)之間(jian)。植(zhi)被種類(lei)繁多(duo),生(sheng)長茂盛,常(chang)年都被綠色植(zhi)物(wu)覆(fu)蓋,這里(li)有紅(hong)豆杉(shan)、杜仲、天麻、蘑菇等(deng)珍貴樹木和(he)藥材,豹子、野豬、黑熊(xiong)、娃(wa)娃(wa)雞等(deng)也經常(chang)出沒山林,原始、自(zi)然的生(sheng)態(tai)資源讓游人心醉神迷。
從夢(meng)竹苑(yuan)出發,踏過(guo)幾公(gong)里的(de)路程,便來(lai)到老君山腳下的(de)“天(tian)雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”。“天(tian)雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”為(wei)歷年開采(cai)硝(xiao)礦與(yu)熬制硝(xiao)末人(ren)(ren)工(gong)擴建而(er)成,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)面積約1萬平(ping)(ping)方米(mi),往昔采(cai)硝(xiao)的(de)痕(hen)跡清晰可(ke)見,還較為(wei)完整(zheng)地留存有(you)3個熬硝(xiao)的(de)平(ping)(ping)臺,是2006年6月重華鎮正式(shi)注冊(ce)成為(wei)“中(zhong)國火藥之鄉”的(de)古(gu)硝(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺址(zhi)中(zhong)的(de)一個。在后山的(de)懸崖峭壁上有(you)一處以朝(chao)陽(yang)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)為(wei)主的(de)古(gu)硝(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺址(zhi)群(qun),它(ta)們(men)分(fen)別(bie)為(wei)煙子洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、妖精洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、老君洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、干人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛(niu)角洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、高(gao)觀洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、明(ming)月洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、大興洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、犀(xi)牛(niu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、白人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛(niu)角洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)等。
沿綿江公(gong)路至(zhi)重華(hua)鎮,只需1個(ge)多小時便到(dao)達老君山(公(gong)交車到(dao)重華(hua)鎮后(hou)有旅游車接送旅客)。