老君山坐(zuo)落于城(cheng)區(qu)以北,景區(qu)面(mian)積(ji)22平方公里(li),海拔(ba)高度(du)在700-2500米之間。植被(bei)種類(lei)繁多,生長茂(mao)盛(sheng),常(chang)年都被(bei)綠色植物覆(fu)蓋,這(zhe)里(li)有紅豆杉、杜仲(zhong)、天麻、蘑菇等珍(zhen)貴樹木和藥材(cai),豹(bao)子、野(ye)豬、黑熊(xiong)、娃(wa)娃(wa)雞等也經(jing)常(chang)出沒山林(lin),原始、自然(ran)的生態資源讓游人心醉(zui)神迷。
從(cong)夢竹苑出發,踏(ta)過幾公里的路程(cheng),便來到(dao)老君山腳下的“天(tian)雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”。“天(tian)雨洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”為(wei)歷年(nian)(nian)開采硝(xiao)礦與(yu)熬制硝(xiao)末人(ren)工擴建而成,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內面(mian)積約1萬平(ping)方米(mi),往昔采硝(xiao)的痕跡清晰可見(jian),還較為(wei)完整地留存有3個(ge)(ge)熬硝(xiao)的平(ping)臺,是2006年(nian)(nian)6月重(zhong)華鎮正式(shi)注冊成為(wei)“中國火藥之鄉”的古硝(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺址(zhi)(zhi)中的一個(ge)(ge)。在(zai)后山的懸崖峭壁上(shang)有一處以朝陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)為(wei)主的古硝(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)遺址(zhi)(zhi)群,它們分別為(wei)煙(yan)子(zi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、妖精(jing)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、老君洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、干(gan)人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛角洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、高觀洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、明月洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、大興洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、犀牛洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、白人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、牛角洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)等。
沿綿江公路至重(zhong)華(hua)鎮,只需1個(ge)多(duo)小時便到達(da)老君山(shan)(公交車到重(zhong)華(hua)鎮后有(you)旅游車接送旅客)。