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Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park

You and your family will enjoy spectacular views while riding the Iron Mountain Tramway. Take a guided walking tour of the Glenwood Caverns where you will see amazing formations. This summer, play on the new thrill rides - Alpine Coaster, Zip line, Giant Swing and 35-foot climbing wall. Kids can test a variety of interactive learning experiences at Discovery Rock. Exclamation Point Restaurant and Bar serves lunch and dinner in the cozy comfort of a Colorado rustic interior or al fresco on expansive viewing decks.

Adventure Park
All ages can enjoy the 9,400 square foot visitor's Center is home to Adventure Park Gifts and Exclamation Point Restaurant and Bar. The Adventure Park has 4,000 square feet of outside decks where visitors can enjoy the scenery, take photographs, and experience the beautiful high Rocky Mountain air.

Discovery Rock
Discovery Rock is a fun learning experience for kids. Discover the magic of geology while panning for gemstones in the running water of the mining sluice box. Little ones can search for treasures or just play in our fossil dig sandbox.

Family Cave Tour
A fascinating blend of education and entertainment for the entire family, the Cave Tour (formerly known as the Family Tour) is a one-hour guided walking tour suitable for all ages. The caverns are beautifully presented by a state-of-the-art lighting system and all walkways are well maintained with safety hand railings.
On your journey you will voyage into a pristine underground world formed millions of years ago. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, you and your family will discover new wonders and learn about the history, geology and legends of Colorado's recently opened world-class show cave.

Adventure Cave Tour
The Adventure Tour, new in 2005, is less strenuous than the Wild Tour but more challenging than the Cave Tour. This 90 minute tour allows cavers to explore new areas of the cave, with some belly crawling, ending in a room filled with incredible formations. Total time required is 2 1/2 hours to allow time to "gear up" and "gear down" before and after the tour. Age restrictions apply, please call for more information.

Wild Cave Tour
Adventuresome types will delight at this unusual and exciting opportunity to try something new! Designed for the non-claustrophobic, the Wild Tour offers a physically demanding and thrilling excursion into one of Colorado's premier caverns. An experienced, highly trained guide leads this 3-hour exploration adventure. We supply you with a lighted helmet, kneepads and gloves. On your journey, you will explore rarely visited areas of the cave preserved in their natural, undeveloped state. This is an exciting on-your-belly and walking experience that allows the visitor to see awesome cave formations that few people have ever seen. Away from the commercial lights and trails, you'll understand what it is like to explore the unknown much like the original discoverers of Glenwood Caverns. The Wild Tour is an adventure for older youth groups (13 and over) accompanied by an adult, such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, and church groups; family groups with teenagers; college students and classroom groups; adults; and corporate groups seeking a team-building experience.

Iron Mountain Tramway
The Park entrance has a state-of-the-art European pulse gondola design, one of the first ever installed in the United States. Visitors experience a towering panoramic view of the spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery as they skim over the tops of the trees, up to the top of Iron Mountain and the entrance to Glenwood Caverns and Historic Fairy Caves.

The 4,300-foot-long tram ride originates at Iron Mountain Station located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Visitors of all ages enjoy the seven-minute scenic ride inside six-person fully enclosed glass gondolas. The gondolas are wheelchair accessible. After visitors debark from the tramway gondolas, they can take a cave tour, eat at the mountain-top restaurant, Exclamation Point, or simply enjoy the expansive views.

Canyon Flyer
Race 3,400 down the mountainside, between the trees, and fly around the curves. Control your own speed as you speed down the steel tracks on this alpine coaster - the first in the United States! Riders must be at least 48" tall to ride alone .

Alpine Rush
Strap yourself in for a thrill ride that will have you skimming the treetops at speeds up to 50 miles per hour as you race 650 feet down Iron Mountain on this zip line!
Riders must be at least 48" tall to ride Alpine Rush.

Swing Shot
Feel nothing but the wind beneath your feet as you launch into the Glenwood Canyon, 1,300 feet above the Colorado River. Reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour. Ride alone or share with a friend.
Riders must be at least 48" tall to ride Swing Shot.

Doc's Rock
A 32-foot climbing wall with five challenging routes of varying difficulty. Textured surfaces and fossils add to the climbing fun.

Exclamation Point Restaurant
Sitting atop Iron Mountain, Exclamation Point Restaurant and Bar offers an eclectic menu, breathtaking vistas, and a full-service bar. Dine in the cozy comfort of our rustic interior or al fresco on our viewing decks. Choose from daily specials, appetizers, salads, sandwiches, entrees, and homemade desserts. Serving lunch and dinner, with a great kids' menu starting at 11:30 am.