CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK
Highway:
NM 7
Exit:
US 62/180
Street Address:
3225 National Parks Highway
City:
Carlsbad
State:
NM
Phone:
(877) 444 6777
Managing Partner: National Park Service
Note: Please verify location from government website before visiting. Please report any incorrectly located places.
Amenities: Hiking; Interpretive Programs; Picnicking; Visitor Center; Wildlife Viewing;
Description: As you pass through the Chihuahuan Desert and Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas filled with prickly pear, chollas, sotols and agaves you might never guess there are more than 300 known caves beneath the surface. The park contains 113 of these caves, formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone, creating some of the largest caves in North America.
Note: Please verify location from government website before visiting. Please report any incorrectly located places.
Amenities: Hiking; Interpretive Programs; Picnicking; Visitor Center; Wildlife Viewing;
Description: As you pass through the Chihuahuan Desert and Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas filled with prickly pear, chollas, sotols and agaves you might never guess there are more than 300 known caves beneath the surface. The park contains 113 of these caves, formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone, creating some of the largest caves in North America.