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Colossal Cave Mountain Park is open daily from 8am-4pm! Come join us for a classic cave tour from 10am-3pm, or spend a night under the stars at our campground. Our Cafe and Gift Shop is open from 10am-3pm and has grab-n-go food options as well. For cave tours, make sure to make an online reservation. Hope to see you soon!
As you descend approximately six stories deep (363 stair steps) you’ll see some amazing cave formations including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, box work, and helictites that were sculpted by millions of years of geological activity. And keep an eye out for the wildlife too!
After eons of water erosion, the Cave reached a dry state, and today Colossal Cave is one of the largest dry caves in north America — a snapshot of the formations as they were created millennia ago.
It has been home, shrine, hideout, inspiring workplace, exciting playground, tranquil retreat. On the National Historic Register, the 2,400-acre Park showcases crystal-filled Colossal Cave and historic La Posta Quemada Ranch. Cave tours, Western trail rides, camping, picnicking.
The endless views to the horizon, the scent of sage and mesquite, the calls of strange birds will all have you in wonder at this beautiful desert landscape. With 2,400 acres to explore there’s a lot to see in Colossal Cave Mountain Park.
Directions. From East Tucson: Take 22nd Street to Old Spanish Trail and turn South, follow it about 17 miles to the Park entrance. From Interstate 10: Take I-10 to exit 279 (the Vail/Wentworth exit), turn North and follow the signs for about 7 miles to the Park entrance. Colossal Cave Mountain Park. 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail.
Colossal Cave Mountain Park is both a home and a waystation to nearly half of all bat species found in Arizona, including some rare and threatened ones. Contrary to common belief bats are best described as shy, gentle and intelligent creatures.
Camping Rates. Check-in and pay at the Cave Shop before entering the camping area. We have a cool shaded retreat for your picnic in the Park. A wooded area in a narrow, steep-walled riparian canyon that was originally developed in 1935.
Today we call it Colossal Cave. Here the bandits hid out for several more days, and then taking advantage of the extremely rocky terrain and an absolute gully-washer of a rainstorm, they escaped completely.
You’ll see some spectacular and complex geological formations along the route, plus archeological evidence of the ancient Hohokam culture as you ramble through unspoiled Sonoran Desert. Trail Rides. • 30 minutes: $40.00. • 1 hour: $50.00. • 1.5 hours – $70.00. • 2 hours – $85.00. • Sunset Rides – $65.