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 Room1.25-mile loop through North America's largest single cave chamber.
- Natural Entrance1.25-mile switchback descent 750 ft into the cave from the surface.
- Bat flight programBrazilian free-tailed bats exit the cave in a column at dusk, May–Oct.
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