Park №11SouthwestEst. 1930

Carlsbad Caverns

New Mexico·46,766 acres·Year-round

“An underworld of cathedral-sized chambers and twilight bat flights.”

Best season

Year-round

Trip length

1 day

Acres

46,766

Region

Southwest

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Highlights

Big Room
1.25-mile loop through North America's largest single cave chamber.
Natural Entrance
1.25-mile switchback descent 750 ft into the cave from the surface.
Bat flight program
Brazilian free-tailed bats exit the cave in a column at dusk, May–Oct.

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