11.1 miles away) Officer Erik Hite (approx. Colossal Cave is a cave close to the city of Tucson, Arizona (in Vail, Arizona). 10.1 miles away) Where Have All the Saguaros Gone? (approx. 8.8 miles away) Home for Saguaros (approx. Or, take I-10 east from Tucson to exit 279 (the Vail/Wentworth exit), turn north, and follow the signs for about 7 miles. The CCC Worker (a few steps from this marker) Cienega Bridge (approx. From east 22nd Street, turn south onto scenic Old Spanish Trail and follow it about 17 miles to Colossal Cave Mountain Park. At least 6 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16721 East Old Spanish Trail, Vail AZ 85641, United States of America. Marker is on walkway leading to the ramada and headquarters building. Marker can be reached from East Old Spanish Trail. Marker is near Vail, Arizona, in Pima County. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features This historical marker is Near Vail in Pima County Arizona This Property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Colossal Cave Mountain Park 1934. I hope you will visit us again.Colossal Cave Mountain Park. Thank you again for giving us this opportunity to address your concerns. In the over 50 years my husband and I have been here, we have made it our life’s work to protect Colossal Cave and to prevent any such damage from recurring. People didn’t have the same conservation concerns in those days as we (and you) do now. We understand that it become sport to enter the Cave and break off formations as souvenirs. Much more recently-in 1879-the Cave was “rediscovered” by a local rancher, and it was highly publicized. obviously we have no way to determine how these early people viewed the formations or what they might have used them for. Colossal Cave was used by humans as early as 900 a.d.
The damaged formations are indeed unfortunate, although I want to assure you that the damage is not recent. Although there are some damaged formations in the Cave, there are many more that are intact, and we have a wide variety of beautiful formations, many quite rare, such as boxwork, helictites, aragonite, solution remnants, and cave coral. We will revisit this with the guides, to ensure that their tours are informative and leisurely enough for all the guests. There is a fine line between tiring people out with too much information, and giving them too little information or time to appreciate what they are seeing, and we try very hard to get it right. I’m sorry to hear that you found the tour of Colossal Cave rushed. The cave tour itself will last approximately 45 minutes. If you only have a short amount of time, save it for another time. If you have time in Tucson, the cave is worth seeing.
There is a $2 discount for the cave tour for students and military members. There is a cost to enter the park itself and a seperate cost for the cave tour. This provides everyone more awareness of why we need to protect the natural wonders if we expect future generations to be able to enjoy them as well. The first owner of the cave who offered tours highly encouraged people to take home a souvenior. As the guide mentioned, this was caused by both natural and man-made reasons. As previous posts have mentioned, there is damage to some of the features. of 12 villages on more than 2,500 square miles in northeastern Arizona. Since the cave itself is mostly at ground level, it does not get too cold inside, and since it is dormant it is not damp as well. Vail and Colossal Cave Mountain Park (Images of America) Hunt, Sharon E. It is not far from the center of Tucson and does not require prior reservations, so it is easy to bring friends and family to visit. Colossal Cave is a nice tour to spend an afternoon.
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