Carlsbad Caverns National Park

The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns is the largest natural cave in the world.


The Doll's Theater in the Big Room.


The Temple of the Sun in the Big Room.


The Christmas Tree formation in the Slaughter Canyon Cave at Carlsbad Caverns.


The entrance/exit to the Slaughter Canyon Cave at Carlsbad Caverns.

Lechuguilla Cave at Carlsbad Caverns is the nation's deepest limestone cave at 1,567 feet as well as the fourth longest.

Carlsbad Caverns became a National Monument on October 23, 1923; a National Park on May 14, 1930; and a World Heritage Site on December 6, 1995.

Address: Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220; 505-785-2232 (visitor information); 505-885-8884 (park headquarters); Fax: 505-785-2302. Web: http://www.nps.gov/cave.