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Elevator Renovations
Allow more time to visit and expect lines for small elevators while large elevator system is renovated. Walking exit is steep.
For Teachers
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A Carlsbad 4th grade class learns about the park on a school fieldtrip.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park offers numerous educational opportunities and materials. Recently the park unveiled a new lineup of ranger-conducted school programs for all grades. These include both onsite presentations at the park and offsite presentations in school classrooms. School fee waivers are available if a field trip to the cave correlates with a specific topic of study in class. A list of available programs as well as fee waiver information can be viewed through the Plan a Field Trip links on this page. The park also offers curriculum-based materials for students of all ages. For high school students, the Chihuahuan Desert Lab offers hands-on participation in resource monitoring and stewardship activities at the park. Also available is a high school geology curriculum guide, as well as three curriculum guides for middle school classes on geology, ecology and biology. About Bats, Caves, and Deserts is a curriculum guide designed for elementary school classes. Available on request is an introductory ParKids video. The park also has a Junior Ranger program for visiting children. |
Did You Know?
Most of the formations—or speleothems—found inside Carlsbad Cavern today were active and growing during the last ice age when instead of having a desert above the cave, there were pine forests.