This beautiful high-alpine tundra and Area of Critical Environmental Concern
contains significant biodiversity. There are several small parcels of BLM land
here, with unique geological formations and 18 rare plant species. This area
is located near significant cultural attractions within the communities of
Fair play (to the east) and Leadville (to the west). For more information,
please contact the Royal Gorge Field Office.

This beautiful high-alpine tundra and Area of Critical Environmental Concern contains significant biodiversity. There are several small parcels of BLM land here, with unique geological formations and 18 rare plant species. This area is located near significant cultural attractions within the communities of Fair play (to the east) and Leadville (to the west). For more information, please contact the Royal Gorge Field Office.

Mosquito Peak

Mosquito Peaks

Recreation facilities consist of 8 campgrounds, accommodating 300 campsites
and 2 boat-launching ramps. Surface available for recreation includes 780
acres. Primary recreation activities include camping and fishing. Fish species
available include mackinaw trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout. Facilities
closed in winter due to ice and snow, but popular area for ice
fishing.Turquoise Lake is a feature of the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project.
Recreation is managed by the Forest Service for Reclamation as part of the San
Isabel National Forest. Current reservoir levels.

Recreation facilities consist of 8 campgrounds, accommodating 300 campsites and 2 boat-launching ramps. Surface available for recreation includes 780 acres. Primary recreation activities include camping and fishing. Fish species available include mackinaw trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout. Facilities closed in winter due to ice and snow, but popular area for ice fishing.Turquoise Lake is a feature of the <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/fryark.html" rel="nofollow">Fryingpan-Arkansas Project</a>.  Recreation is managed by the Forest Service for Reclamation as part of the San Isabel National Forest. <a href="http://www.usbr.gov/gp-bin/arcweb_turq.pl" rel="nofollow">Current reservoir levels</a>.

Large room with high ceilings and artifacts from the War of 1812

Broadway

View looking at Martha Washington statute on the Broadway Tour.

The small stone buildings are the site of an experimental medical facility.

Second TB Hut

The Rotunda is the first large room seen inside the Historic Entrance.

Rotunda

Stairs lead into down into the cave at the Historic Entrance of Mammoth Cave.

Historic Entrance

The Giants Coffin, a historic landmark in the cave

The Giants Coffin, a very large rock along the tourist trail.

Large cave passageway with a tour group gathered along handrails listening to the ranger.

Large open cave passageway with a sidewalk leading down the middle.

One of two stone huts from the tuberculosis experiment that took place in the 1840s.

Mosquito Peaks

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