Carlsbad Caverns National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
United States National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico
About Carlsbad Caverns National Park
The Big Room is often described as the world's largest cave chamber, but it no longer holds that title; the record-holding Sarawak Chamber in Lubang Nasib Bagus inMalaysiais far larger, and as many as 10 other chambers are now known that are larger than the Big Room. However, Carlsbad Caverns still offers world-class cave experiences by any reasonable definition. The "Big Cave" (Carlsbad Cavern itself) is one of over 80 caves within the park, but it is neither the longest nor the deepest of the park's caves. Both of these honors fall toLechuguilla Cave, a "wild" cave not normally open to tourists. The caves lie primarily within a Permian limestone reef, but one unusual feature of Carlsbad Caverns is that it sits atop a field of natural gas and oil. As a result, the usual calcium-carbon
Top Attractions in Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Carlsbad Caverns National Park:
- ★Slaughter Canyon Cave
- ★Spider Cave
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Travel Guide Sections
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