Do you crave adventure and natural wonders? Look no further than my one-day guide to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico.

Carlsbad Caverns is a maze of underground caves born from an ancient tropical reef. The caverns house North America's largest cave chamber, "the Big Room," which boasts a floor area of 8.2 acres ...

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 ...

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 ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Carlsbad Caverns National Park will be adjusting their hours later this month and keeping ranger-led tours closed for the time being. In recent federal layoffs ...

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 ...

Golden spears pierced through the canopy of clouds overlooking San Antonio by the time we were on the road to Carlsbad Caverns. 550 miles and the entire stretch of western Texas lay before us. With an ...

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 ...