Awards & Accolades
2024
- Best Family Entertainment location (local’s choice from post independent)
2023
- Named Best Team Building Experience from Colorado Biz Magazine; Highest Looping Roller Coaster (Defiance) in the US from Travel and Leisure; Best Family Entertainment location (local’s choice from post independent); Best place for a Kids Birthday Party (local’s choice from post independent)
2022
- Named the Best Amusement Park in Colorado from Readers Digest
2021
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Local Attraction (Gold); Best Entertainment Venue (Gold); Best Family Entertainment (Gold); Best Place for a Kid’s Birthday Park (Gold); Best Winter Festival (Winter on the Mountain, Bronze); Best Place to Take Out-of-Town Guests (Silver); Best Place to Work With More Than 26 Employees (Silver)
- WFLA-TV (NBC; Tampa) features Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park as a must-see travel destination in their daytime program.
2020
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Family Entertainment (Gold); Best Place for a Kid’s Birthday Party (Gold); Best Local Attraction (Gold); Best Live Music Spot (Silver); Best Entertainment Venue (Silver); Best Place to Take Out-of-Town Guest (Bronze); Best Winter Festival (Winter on the Mountain, Bronze)
2019
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Local Attraction (Gold), Best Place for Kids’ Birthday Parties (Gold), Best Tourist Spot (Bronze), Best Family Entertainment (Gold), Best Entertainment Venue (Bronze) and Best Place to Take Out of Town Guests (Bronze)
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park celebrates 20th anniversary
2018
- TripAdvisor names Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park one of the Top 25 Amusements Parks in the U.S.
- Reader’s Digest names Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park the Top Amusement Park in Colorado
2017
- Iron Mountain Hot Springs and Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on USAToday.com in “Warm up a cold night in Colorado’s Hot Springs Loop”
- Iron Mountain Hot Springs featured in “Colorado Hot Springs Road Trip” in National Geographic Traveler
2016
- Glenwood Caverns named one of the “10 Best Caves”, USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park was named the “Best Kid-Friendly Outdoor Destination” in Elevation Outdoors’ 2016 Best of the Rockies
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Local Attraction (Gold), Best Place for Family Fun (Gold), Best Place to See the Sunset (Gold) and Best Live Music Venue (Bronze)
- Iron Mountain Hot Springs Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Date Spot (Gold) and Best Place to See the Sunset (Silver)
- Iron Mountain Hot Springs named Bosco Tourism Business of the Year by the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association; Mogli Cooper named DECA Entrepreneur of the Year
2015
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park ranked in the top 4 for “Best Family Fun” in Sunset magazine Travel Awards
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park named US Chamber Small Business of the Year, SW and South Central Regional Finalist, and received Blue Ribbon Small Business Award
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on “Thrill Factor”, Travel Channel
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on “101 Amazing Thrills” on Travel Channel
- Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Local Attraction (Gold), Best Place to View the Sunset (Gold), Best Place for Family Fun (Gold), Best Music Venue (Silver), Best Community Event (Bronze) and Best Date Spot (Bronze)
- Opening of Iron Mountain Hot Springs featured in Sunset, Post Independent, Denver CBS4, KJCT Grand Junction, KKCO NBC Grand Junction, KREX TV Grand Junction, FOX21 Colorado Springs, the Denver Channel ABC, Vail Daily, Aspen Times. Associated Press pickups included Colorado Springs; Greenfield, Ill.; San Antonio; Seattle; San Francisco Chronicle
2014
- Alpine Coaster named “10 Best Roller Coaster Rides of Your Life,” USA Todayand Park World
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured, “5 Places to ‘Get High’ in Colorado (no pot required),” TODAY
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured, “8 Amazing American Caves,” CNN
- Gold Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Local Attraction, Best Place to View a Sunset and Best Music Venue
2013
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on “Ride-iculous”, Travel Channel
- Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Local Attraction (Gold) and Best Music Venue (Silver)
2012
- “Glenwood Caverns Opens Cliffhanger, Highest Elevation Roller Coaster in US,” Huffington Post
- Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Local Attraction (Silver)
2011
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on “Bert the Conqueror” on Travel Channel, and “Good Morning America” on CBS
- Locals’ Choice Awards: Best Locals’ Attraction (Gold) and Best Place for a Children’s Birthday Party (Gold)
- Glenwood Caverns named Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association’s Philanthropic Business of the Year
Winter on the Mountain Kickoff Party!
November 23, 2024 – 4pm to 8pm
Enjoy a cozy gondola ride to the winter wonderland and join us to kick off Winter on top of the mountain. You’ll be greeted by the warm, twinkling lights and festive decorations including our musical Christmas tree and Santa’s workshop. Grab a warm holiday drink and roast marshmallows for a delicious smore. It’s a truly magical holiday experience that create lasting memories for the whole family.
