Wentworth Road to the northeast side of I-10 where the name changes to E. Plan on spending one to two hours at the cave and one to two hours at the ranch. If you want, you can picnic or rent an entire picnic area for special occasions. You will like the horses and if you want you can go riding there is a Butterfly area, a gold panning area for the kids, a caboose, some fun western areas, a small snack bar, and a gift store. This ranch was once part of the Civilian Conservation Corps and there is a small CCC museum in addition to the ranch museum. As a researcher for SeniorCitizenLocalWeb I not only visited the cave, but also the La Posta Quemada Ranch which is part of the 'park' and a short ride south of the cave. Your trip covers only a section of the cave, and it is a decent and interesting tour that is well worth the cost of admission. Temperatures inside average 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) year-round. The cave contains about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of mapped passageways, and was discovered by Soloman Lick in 1879. There is a story that a western gold robbery resulted in the gold being 'stored' in the cave, and there is also a story that the robbers got away from the sheriff in one of the many side shafts. It was once the home the ancient Hohokam Indians, and has sheltered people for over a thousand years. This cave just east of Tucson is a popular tourist attraction.
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