![]() Other campgrounds in the area include Molino Basin, Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Area and Spencer Canyon. The area also has some pretty cool hiking trails. In addition to the cave tours, you can tour the old ranch house and grounds, as well as go on (horse) trail rides and visit a real life petty zoo. There is also a gift shop and small cafe located at the entrance of the cave. Colossal Cave Tours range from about 1 to 3 hours depending on what you’d like to see and do deep inside the earth. The main attraction at Colossal Cave Mountain Park is the colossal cave! It was discovered in the 1940s by the landowner and soon after he developed the site as a tourist attraction. Colossal Cave Mountain Park Area Recreation The campground is first-come, first-served. Campsites also have a table, fire ring and grate. Two wheel drive vehicles can make it, but the clearance may be tight in a few spots.Ĭampground amenities include drinking water and vault toilets. The campground road is also a bit rough (rocks and holes). The campground was originally built in the 1930s by the CCC and offers smaller campsites best suited for tents and small trailers/RVs. All campsites are first-come, first-serve. ![]() Plenty of time to take photos.Colossal Cave Mountain Park campground has 38 campsites among the mesquites in a secluded valley about 40 miles from Tucson. Just 45-50 minutes in length, this tour takes you half a mile through the caves. The basic tour is great for kids to experience. The Regular Cave Tour is a great one to start with.Cave has a lot of history/stories entertainment. I enjoy this cave more than any "wet" cave.Yahoo! Travelers give Colossal Cave Mountain Park four stars. All tour participants must be 12+ years old. Tours are held every Saturday night, and the deadline for sign-up is the prior Thursday, so be sure to call ahead for reservations. Weather permitting, a bonfire on the ramada will toast explorers’ toes and scare off any ghosts or sandworms that may have followed them up from the cavern. The hearty and well-balanced feast will include grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, and a surprise dessert (if you’d like to find out buffet specifics or request vegetarian dishes, ask about the menu while making your reservation). It is colossal I was surprised to see lots of paths, tunnels and cracks leading to many other parts of the cave. A knowledgeable guide talks about the cave’s history (it had been used for centuries by prehistoric peoples) and legends (it was a bandit hideout in the late 1800s).Īfter you've emerged from the depths of the earth's crust, a hearty buffet dinner will refill your Thetan vessel's inner grotto. With nothing more than a hardhat and headlamp, you and a small group of fellow spelunkers (7–12 people) will climb and squeeze through narrow tunnels and subterranean passages revealing exquisite stalactite and stalagmite formations. A ladder tour is an evening exploration of Colossal Cave’s rarely journeyed side routes.ĭuring the course of this 90-minute adventure tour, you'll explore the Colossal Cave, a miles-long system of underground "dry" caves, which means there is not enough moisture for formations to continue growing, and you won't need any special shoes or suction-cupped foot gear. This cozy gem of an enclave is a quick trek from Tucson, with a variety of tours all year and special candlelight jaunts in. Take a look at Mother Nature’s sparkling tearcrystals with today's Groupon: for $18, you get a one-and-a-half-hour ladder tour of Colossal Cave plus dinner at Colossal Cave Mountain Park, about 45 minutes outside of Tucson. ![]() When Mother Nature comes home from work, she takes off her hat, cries in it, and puts it upside down under the bed to be buried in clutter and made into a cave. ![]()
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