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Carlsbad Caverns National ParkLake Chandelier in Lechuguilla Cave.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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Walnut Canyon drive is a seven-mile scenic drive to the park visitor center.
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Walnut Canyon drive is a seven-mile scenic drive to the park visitor center.
 

Visitors arrive by way of U.S. Highway 62/180 from either Carlsbad, New Mexico (23 miles to the northeast) or El Paso, Texas (150 miles to the west). A scenic 7-mile (11.3 km) entrance road leads from the park gate at Whites City to the visitor center and cavern entrance.

Carlsbad is served by Greyhound and TNM&O bus lines. Mesa Airlines offers passenger service between Carlsbad and Albuquerque. Major airlines serve Albuquerque, New Mexico; and El Paso, Lubbock and Midland, Texas. Rental cars and taxi service are available from the airport in Carlsbad.

Driving Distances (in miles)
Albuquerque — 304Lubbock — 206
Amarillo — 329Midland — 194
Dallas — 500Odessa — 174
Denver — 626Phoenix — 581
El Paso — 151Roswell — 103
Las Cruces — 197San Antonio — 461

 

 GPS coordinates to Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Coordinate System: Lat/Long

Datum: WGS 1984

Longitude: 104.445855° W

Latitude: 32.174212° N
The Hall of Giants in Carlsbad Cavern.  

Did You Know?
The 110-plus caves of Carlsbad Caverns National Park were carved out not by running water and streams like many limestone caves in the world, rather these caves were dissolved by very aggressive sulfuric acid.

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Last Updated: September 05, 2008 at 13:01 EST