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Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NMNotice:The Natural Entrance and the Elevator access to the main cave are both open all year except closed on Christmas Day. Reservations are not needed to visit the main cave. The entrance fee into the cave is $6.00 per Adult (16 & over). Children 15 and under are free. Interagency Annual, Senior, and Access Passes are accepted and will admit the pass holder and up to 3 adults per pass into the main cave. Medically prescribed canes are allowed in the Natural Entrance (but not recommended), Main Room, and King's Palace Tour but are NOT allowed on the Hall of the White Giant, Left Hand Tunnel, Lower Cave, Slaughter Canyon Cave, and Spider Cave tours. Description:As you pass through the Chihuahuan Desert and Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas "filled with prickly pear, chollas, sotols and agaves" you might never guess there are more than 300 known caves beneath the surface. The park contains 113 of these caves, formed when sulfuric acid dissolved the surrounding limestone, creating some of the largest caves in North America.Reservations are NOT required to see the Natural Entrance and Big Room sections of the cave. Visitors pay an entrance fee upon arrival and can either walk down through the Natural Entrance to the Big Room or can take an elevator down to the Big Room. Passes are accepted. Adults (16 and over) = $6 per person
Children 15 and under are free
Important Information:Operational Hours: After Labor Day until Memorial Day weekend, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tours are available 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last entry into cave via natural entrance is 2:00. Last entry into cave via elevator is 3:30. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tours are available 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last entry into cave via natural entrance is 3:30. Last Entry into cave via elevator is 5:00. Visitors are required to have a general admission ticket for all tours,except Slaughter Canyon Tour, including self-guided areas of the Natural Entrance and Big Room as well as any ranger-led tours. All ranger-led cave tours have a separate fee and require a separate ticket. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.Getting There:Carlsbad Caverns National Park727 Carlsbad Caverns Highway Carlsbad NM 88220 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. Major road construction on Hwy 180/62, expect delays and longer drive times Phone Park for More Information:Information: (575)785-3137Project Office: (575)785-3152 
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