One of Colorado’s most historic commercially-shown caves is now protected from continued vandalism and abuse. The privately-owned Defiance Cave Preserve at the western end of Glenwood Canyon at Glenwood Springs, Colorado protects at least three natural limestone caves and the cave life found within them.
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History
Cave of the Clouds has witnessed more than a century of Colorado history—from the railroad boom of the 1880s through the economic collapse of the 1890s,
Accessing the Property
Visitors to Cave of the Clouds, Drapery Den, the Puoux climbing area and the Defiance Cave Preserve must schedule trips with the cave owners
Visiting the Cave
Although Cave of the Clouds was once very beautiful, years of thoughtless visitation by the uninformed and ignorant has heavily damaged the cave…
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