For hikes and birding walks the group meets at the Cowboy Statue and Picnic Area. Keep checking with the park to see if these will reopen before the end of the year. When you enter the park bear right and follow signs to PostaQuemada Ranch. Cavern formations inside Colossal Cave, AZĬolossal Cave also offers a Ladder Tour and a Wild Cave tour where visitors can explore some lesser traveled parts of this cave system, however, these tours were not available due to COVID restrictions. Sonoran Desert - Vail, Arizona Directions Scenic route: From East Broadway in Tucson, turn south onto scenic Old Spanish Trail and follow it about seventeen. Some people think the stolen cash is still underground. When they escaped, it was told, they escaped without their loot.
It became famous because in the 1880s some train robbers hid out and waited out marshals. It was formerly called Five Mile Cave, Arizona Catacombs and Mountain Springs Cave.
The name was changed several times before it became a park. It’s modern discovery is credited to Solomon Lick in 1879. The cave was probably discovered by the Hohokam about 1,000 years ago. Our guide, Blake, was very helpful and knowledgeable, pointing out many formations and sharing the history of the cave. On our trip, we took the classic cave tour. View of the Vail, Arizona, valley below mouth of Colossal Cave. The short, one-mile, Path of the Ancestors Trail walks by some Hohokam ruins. But we hope to return soon to do the Bundrick Trail and the Path of the Ancestors. We did not have time to do a hike on our visit, because the park had to close early due to COVID. We are located within Colossal Cave Mountain Park at the base of the Rincon Mountains. With over 30 years of industry experience, our horseback riding guides are excited to give you an experience of a lifetime. In fact, part of the Arizona Trail cuts through this park. Boomerang Riding Adventures is your prime destination for breathtaking trail rides in Vail, AZ. The entire park is around 2,400,so there’s lots to explore by foot, horseback or mountain bike. Entrance to Colossal Cave, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail, AZ There is a small network of hiking trails that snakes around the property and good areas for picnicking and bird watching. 33…Ĭolossal Cave Mountain Park, located just on the edge of Vail, Arizona, southeast of Tucson, offers more than just cool views and a cavern tour. Passport Overused on Arizona Bucket List No. 32…Ĭblraider2011 on Arizona Bucket List No. 23 – Tucson Boutique HotelsĬolorful Sisters on Arizona Bucket List No. 20 – Hoover Dam, Colorado River Kayak & Camping I got a hold of Sunshine Tours and they will pick me up at the entrance kiosk at 6:30 AM tomorrow to go into Tucson. I should have sent a re-supply package to La Posta Quemada and avoid the whole logistical nightmare of going into Tucson. They have chicken wraps, nachos, that type of food. Turns out the snack bar closes at 3 PM so I wouldn't have been able to get food yesterday when I entered the park. I then walked down to La Posta Quemada Ranch and had lunch and looked through the museum.
I really enjoyed my mellow day at Colossal Cave-I paid for my camping at the entry kiosk and then walked up to the Cave and took a tour. I have to get ready for a back pack trip to Scotland in April. So I decided to go into Tucson and cut my trip short and finish the AZT next spring. Although AZT thru hikers had made it through the new section of trail according to reports on the web, I had met some thru hikers who road walked from Colossal Cave to avoid the closure, not wanting the stress of dealing with a ranger encounter. I decided not to go into Tucson, get re-supplied, then come back out to the trail north of here, which was officially closed (although the trail was finished, Saguaro National Park was not letting anyone use the trail until the official opening date of April 1) and then get back home by April 1st. The Wonders of Colossal CaveTaking a zero day to enjoy what Colossal Cave has to offer and arrange logistics for my trail denouement.
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