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Coronado National MemorialManzanita flowers in the snow, Coronado National Memorial
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Coronado National Memorial
Outdoor Activities
 

Activites include auto touring, birding, caving, hiking, picnicking, and wildlife viewing

Drive three miles to the scenic overlook at Montezuma Pass.  From the pass, visitors can hike the one mile round trip to Coronado Peak. Additional trails include Joe's Canyon (3.1 miles each way) and Yaqui Trail (4 miles round trip). 

Allow two hours for a visit to Coronado Cave and bring at least one flashlight per person. Pets are not allowed on hiking trails (with the exception of the Crest Trail) and should not be left unattended in parked vehicles, especially in warm weather. History and nature programs and tours of Coronado Cave are available for groups when scheduled in advance. Regularly scheduled programs are given for the general public during the busy seasons.

Established picnic sites are available. 

Cave formation shaped like a dragon
There's a dragon in the cave!
Limestone formations of all shapes and sizes can be found in Coronado Cave
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Roadrunner
Birds abound at Coronado National Memorial
A roadrunner stops for a moment just outside the visitor center.
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Hikers check their map at a trail junction
Checking the map
Hikers check their map at the Coronado Peak-Joe's Canyon trail junction
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Montezuma Canyon from the pass
Montezuma Canyon Road
A winding dirt road leads up Montezuma Canyon to the pass
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Dragon formation, Coronado Cave, Coronado National Memorial  

Did You Know?
Coronado Cave, located in Coronado National Memorial, has numerous scalloped and tilted limestone bedding planes. Geologists examining these scallops estimate that at one time as much as 50,000 gallons of water per minute flowed through the cave from east to west.

Last Updated: January 01, 2009 at 13:03 EST