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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Fees & Reservations
 
The only way to see the Queen's Chamber in Carlsbad Cavern is to take the Kings Palace guided tour. Reservations for all guided tours are stronly recommended.
NPS Photo by Peter Jones.
The only way to see the Queen's Chamber in Carlsbad Cavern is to take the Kings Palace guided tour. Reservations are strongly recommended for all guided tours.
 

Entrance Fee (Self-Guided Tours)

Adults - $6, Children 15 and under - Free

All visitors who enter Carlsbad Cavern-for any tour-are required to purchase an Entrance Fee ticket. This ticket is good for 3 days.

With an America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass - Annual Pass, Senior Pass, Access Pass and Volunteer Pass: Where a per person entrance fee is charged, the pass admits the cardholder plus plus three adults.

Fee Free Days 2012

Entrance fees for all self-guided tours of Carlsbad Caverns are free:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend - January 14-16
  • National Park Week - April 21-29
  • Get Outdoors - June 9
  • National Public Land Day - September 29
  • Veterans Day Weekend - November 10-12

Ranger-Guided Tour Fees

Kings Palace. $8 for adults, $4 for children, under 4 not permitted. Must also purchase Entrance Fee ticket. $4 for Senior and Access Pass holders.

Left Hand Tunnel. $7 for adults, $3.50 for children, under 6 not permitted. Must also purchase Entrance Fee ticket. $3.50 for Senior and Access Pass holders.

Slaughter Canyon Cave. $15 for adults, $7.50 for children, under 8not permitted. $7.50 for Senior and Access Pass holders.

Lower Cave. $20 for adults, $10 for children, under 12 not permitted. Must also purchase Entrance Fee ticket. $10 for Senior and Access Pass holders.

Hall of the White Giant. $20 for adults, $10 for children, under 12 not permitted. Must also purchase Entrance Fee ticket. $10 for Senior and Access Pass holders.

Spider Cave. $20 for adults, $10 for children, under 12 not permitted. $10 for Senior and Access Pass holders.

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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: February 08, 2012 at 12:58 MST