Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park

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1 Overview
2 What to do
3 What to eat
4 Interesting Facts
5 Website

Overview

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.

What to do

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 Sho 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.

What to eat

Exclamation Point Restaurant at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Co. Located at 51000 Two Rivers Plaza Rd 970-945-9799 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.

Serving Lunch & Dinner Daily starting at 11:30am.

They offer a non-smoking environment, kids menus, and a breathtaking view.

Information extracted from http://www.glenwoodcaverns.com/index.html

Interesting Facts

Historic circa 1900 black-and-white photo of three fashionable young people standing on Exclamation Point. A viewing platform allows today's visitors to stand high up on the side of the Rocky Mountains looking over the vast Roaring Fork Valley. Required Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of the Frontier Historical Society, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Schutte Collection.