Take a hike down and discover the breathtaking beauty of Carlsbad Caverns starting from the surface. From the awe-inspiring ...

That transportation method was replaced in 1925 when a wooden stair system was built through the cavern’s natural entrance. Nowadays, visitors can follow a paved path into the caverns or take an ...

In the face of mass firings, seasonal staffing shortages, and spending cuts, your national park vacation might look a little ...

Many of the world’s most iconic caves—Carlsbad Caverns and Lechuguilla in New Mexico, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky—were carved out over millions of years, by the plodding drip and flow of acidic ...

The bats mate during winter in Mexico. Each spring, they return north to the same caves at Carlsbad. This yearly journey brings them back to their summer home. Female bats have one baby in late June ...

Don’t miss the Natural Entrance Trail, Big Room Trail, and seasonal bat flights (May-October). The King’s Palace Tour requires tickets ($8) and offers access to decorated chambers. Read More from ...

Nestled in the Laurel Highlands region of southwestern Pennsylvania, this underground labyrinth is the state’s largest cave system, and boy, does it know how to make an entrance. When I first heard ...

A Houston to Los Angeles is a fun way to explore desert landscapes, quirky towns and get lost in amazing cities in Texas and California.

Carlsbad MainStreet Executive Director Kat Davis (left) and Cavern Theater Program Director Denise Green in the theater’s concession stand, June 9, 2025 in downtown Carlsbad. Photos and story by ...

The caverns flooded twice in the past century, in 1937 and 1969. A drought in the mid-1970s opened up previously unexplored sections, down more than 200 feet to level 12, Koppus said.