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Caving in Tucson

Visitors to Tucson need to pace a visit to our caves as of the "must do" items when planning their visit itinerary to the Tucson area. The caves listed below are very popular and it is recommended you make reservations for your tours.

Colossal Cave Mountain Park
647-7275
16711 E Colossal Cave Rd.
Off I-10 at exit 279-east Tucson.
Park Admission: $3/car, $7.50/adults $4/children 6-12, under 5 free
Summer: 8 am to 6 pm
Winter: 9 am to 5 pm
Open an hour later on Sundays and holidays

The first formal tours of this cave were conducted in 1923 and involved ropes and lanterns. Today's tours offer a much safer and more comfortable peek at this area's underground geology. Colossal Cave is called "dry" or "dormant," meaning that, due to a lack of water; it no longer is "growing" crystal formations. Yet the preserved stalactites, stalagmites, and flowstone are beautiful to behold. And the temperature inside the cave is always a pleasant 70 degrees. 
 

Karchner Caverns State Park
586-2283
Off Highway 90. Reservations strongly recommended. Park entrance fee: $5/vehicle, free with tour reservation.
Rotunda/Throne Room tour: $18.95/adults $9.95/children
Big room tour: $22.95/adults, $12.95 Children
7:30 am to 6 pm.

One of the great natural wonders of the Western United States. It is believed that no human had ever seen this huge living cave prior to its discovery in the 1970s by two Tucson cave enthusiasts. Care has been taken to preserve the pristine conditions within. Remarkable because it is a "wet" or "living" cave, meaning calcite formations are still growing. See a stunning variety of multicolored cave formations.

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