| What is it? |
Carlsbad Caverns National Park houses over 100 caves, including the world’s largest known limestone cavern! |
| What makes it beautiful? |
There are stalactites, and then there are grand stone chandeliers; there are stalagmites, and then there are towering stone skyscrapers! Visiting the Big Room of Carlsbad Caverns is less like wandering a cave and more like setting foot in the subterranean metropolis of the kobolds and tommyknockers!
The winding path takes visitors right up through the massive Hall of GIants and the tiny, delicate Doll’s Theater. And all around, between bottomless pits and crystal clear pools, is fairyland, where mysterious popcorn-shaped globs of stone cover the floor! It’s a place to let your imagination run wild, to forget the boundaries between fantasy and reality! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? |
HERE’S HOW:
- Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
- Volunteer at Carlsbad Caverns National Park!
- Donate to Carlsbad Caverns National Park!
- Be a responsible visitor! Remember the old adages: Pack out what you pack in! Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints!
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| Where is this place? |
727 Carlsbad Caverns Highway
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220
From Albuquerque: ~306mi (493km) — 5.1hrs
From Las Cruces: ~195mi (314km) — 3.3hrs
From Roswell: ~103mi (166km) — 1.8hrs
From Santa Fe: ~299mi (482km) — 5hrs |
| When should I go? |
Between May and September, the visitor center is open daily from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM, but closes at 5:00 PM the rest of the year! The walk down to the natural entrance opens at 8:30! |
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