Mythical Jim Morrison Cave Closed Over Doors-inspired Graffiti

: by The Associated Press; on May 07, 2016

Corral Canyon Cave, better known by the misleading moniker "Jim Morrison Cave," was was closed to the public until further notice. Large crowds have shown up on a daily basis to see the often vandalized cave and add to the vandalism with graffiti of their own.

LOS ANGELES — As the Doors song goes, this is the end.

Fans of the band who have marked up a scenic cave on the California coast with psychedelic graffiti will have to find another place to spray out their love for frontman Jim Morrison. The cave has closed indefinitely for cleanup.

The trend began with a social media myth that the singer wrote songs in Corral Canyon Cave in Malibu Creek State Park.

It was always a popular hiking spot for nature lovers seeking sweeping views of the surrounding scenery. Though there has always been some vandalism, it has spiraled out of control in the past year.