The 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) trail to the cave entrance gains 1,092 feet (333 m) height, but it is paved and fairly wide, making it accessible for most people.

They are formed when water travels through the tube and then evaporates, leaving a trace mineral deposit at the end.

Many of the features and formations in this chamber were damaged or removed by the Duke Onyx Company and the general public before the cave was made a national monument.

Several others later entered the cave and viewed many of the formations inside, including the Great Heart of Timpanogos.

Some sources indicate that the entrance was lost due to a landslide in the area, while others say it was, in part, caused by the extreme secrecy of the original finders.

Of that night, Manwill wrote in his journal that they discussed ways "to preserve its beauty for posterity instead of allowing it to be vandalized as Hansen's Cave had been.

The resource management team at the monument is actively involved in protecting the cave and its surroundings.

The National Park Service is continually monitoring and striving to determine a successful balance between visitor access and cave preservation.

A limited number of people per tour was implemented to help lessen the human impacts in the caves.

Following the monument closing for the season in September 2018, construction began on the new trailhead and visitor center.