Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in southeastern New Mexico near the Texas border. The park’s location in the ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park will be implementing new preventative measures in response to fire dangers beginning March 5, 2025. These precautions are being implemented as a response to prolonged ...

One of the most notable sights at Carlsbad Cavern is the spectacle of the park’s 400,000 Brazilian free-tailed bats leaving the cave each night at sunset in dramatic clouds of flapping wings; visitors ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park will reduce its timed, self-guided tours starting Sunday, March 23, staff confirmed. A park representative said on the phone that the self-guided tour will no longer ...

Tourists hoping to see Carlsbad Caverns National Park during its peak season in March may find that more challenging these days, potentially impacting the local economy. The federal government ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Carlsbad Caverns National Park canceled ranger-led tours and decreased its self-led tour schedule, according to a message posted on the recreation.gov website.

1883 - The first Anglo to see Carlsbad Cavern is unknown, but in 1883 a 12 year old boy was lowered into the cave by his father. 1898 - Jim White first entered the caverns. White was a cowboy who ...

Active drilling rigs in New Mexico. More than Wyoming, North Dakota and Utah combined. Most are located in Eddy County, home of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Carlsbad Caverns is home to some of the ...

Established to preserve Carlsbad Cavern and numerous other caves within the Permian-age fossil Capitan Reef. The park contains over 85 known caves. This includes Lechuguilla Cave, the nation's ...