老君山(shan)(shan)坐落于城(cheng)區以北,景區面(mian)積22平方公里,海拔高度在700-2500米之間(jian)。植(zhi)被種類(lei)繁多,生長茂盛,常(chang)年都被綠(lv)色植(zhi)物覆蓋,這里有紅豆杉(shan)、杜仲(zhong)、天麻、蘑菇等(deng)珍貴樹木和藥材(cai),豹(bao)子、野豬、黑熊(xiong)、娃(wa)娃(wa)雞(ji)等(deng)也經常(chang)出沒山(shan)(shan)林,原始、自(zi)然的生態資源讓游人心醉神迷。
從夢竹苑(yuan)出發(fa),踏過幾公里的(de)路程(cheng),便(bian)來到(dao)老(lao)君山腳下的(de)“天雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”。“天雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”為歷年開采(cai)硝(xiao)(xiao)礦與熬制硝(xiao)(xiao)末人(ren)(ren)工擴建而成,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內面積約1萬平方(fang)米,往昔采(cai)硝(xiao)(xiao)的(de)痕跡清(qing)晰可(ke)見,還較為完(wan)整地留(liu)存有(you)3個熬硝(xiao)(xiao)的(de)平臺,是(shi)2006年6月重華鎮正式注冊(ce)成為“中(zhong)國火(huo)藥之鄉(xiang)”的(de)古硝(xiao)(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺(yi)址(zhi)中(zhong)的(de)一個。在后山的(de)懸崖峭(qiao)壁(bi)上有(you)一處(chu)以朝(chao)陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)為主的(de)古硝(xiao)(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺(yi)址(zhi)群,它(ta)們分別為煙(yan)子(zi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、妖精洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、老(lao)君洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、干人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛角洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、高觀洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、明月洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、大(da)興洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、犀牛洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、白人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛角洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)等。
沿(yan)綿江公路至重華鎮(zhen),只需1個多小(xiao)時便到達老(lao)君山(公交車到重華鎮(zhen)后有(you)旅游車接送旅客(ke))。