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Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

Road-trip guide · New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

A road-trip stop through New Mexico.

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Things to do in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Big Room Trail — Carlsbad Caverns
Bat Flight Program (dusk)
Carlsbad Caverns Natural Entrance Walk
Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat Flight (Bat Program at cave amphitheater)
Carlsbad Caverns — Natural Entrance Route & Big Room
Bat Flight Program at the Cave Entrance (Sunset)
Walnut Canyon Desert Drive — Carlsbad Caverns NP

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Where travelers stay

Lodging 1

Carlsbad KOA or Guadalupe River RV Resort, Carlsbad NM

Lodging 2

Carlsbad KOA Holiday

Lodging 3

Carlsbad Caverns Area / Whites City RV Park (Rooftop Tent) OR Hampton Inn Carlsbad

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