{"id":6380,"date":"2022-02-16T03:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T03:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/?p=6380"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:06:21","slug":"top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlsbad-Caverns.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlsbad-Caverns.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlsbad-Caverns-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Located in the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns National Park offers visitors more than a hundred caves to explore. The Big Room is a must-see, as stalactites cling to the roof. You can also hike the Walnut Canyon Desert Loop for a unique perspective on the surrounding landscape. Rattlesnake Springs is a natural wetland that attracts hundreds of bird species, including a variety of reptiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several cave rooms are named after explorers who first discovered them. The Totem Pole, Witch&#8217;s Finger, Giant Dome, Bottomless Pit, and Fairyland were named by Jim White. There are dozens of other rooms that are also worth exploring, and you can even get a glimpse of prehistoric life. While visiting the cave, make sure to bring a camera as the guano-filled cave is incredibly colorful and awe-inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main attraction of Carlsbad Caverns is the bat flights during the summer. The park attracts 200,000-1 million Mexican freetail bats, which feed on insects during the day. While you&#8217;re here, make sure to stop by the park&#8217;s Bat Flight Amphitheater to watch the flight, which takes place each evening. The Bat Flight program is free and takes place during the evening hours. While the park is closed to the public during the summer months, there are many opportunities to see the nocturnal creatures in their natural habitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the caves are open to the public year-round, there is a limit to the number of people you can bring with you. There are guided and self-guided tours, which are both great ways to learn more about the underground world. While self-guided tours have their advantages, guided tours are more challenging and provide more options. If you&#8217;re planning a visit during the peak season, make sure to reserve a spot ahead of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park&#8217;s three hiking trails are well-maintained and paved, and the area is ideal for children. Guests can also experience a meteor shower. It usually occurs once per year, and the park hosts one every six months. This is a great place to learn more about the universe. However, you should remember that you can&#8217;t always see everything. The cave is a vast and a long journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular Carlsbad Caverns tour begins on the Big Room Trail, which is easier than the other trails. Its main cave, the Bottomless Pit, is located in the cave&#8217;s lower level. While this area is less crowded, it&#8217;s still worth seeing. It is home to 17 species of bats, including baby and migrating ones. If you&#8217;re a nature lover, you&#8217;ll be fascinated by the fascinating geological features of this site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cave is 27 miles or 43 km from town. The road is well-marked and well-maintained, and you can get there by car or by bus. TNMO and Greyhound service the area. Admission to the park is free four times a year. If you&#8217;re visiting with children, make sure you plan your visit so you can see the cave in all its glory. If you&#8217;re traveling with a family, consider the cave&#8217;s unique history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns National Park offers visitors more than a hundred caves to explore. The Big Room is a must-see, as stalactites cling to the roof. You can also hike the Walnut Canyon Desert Loop for a unique perspective on the surrounding landscape. Rattlesnake Springs is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[125,19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Located in the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns National Park offers visitors more than a hundred caves to explore. The Big Room is a must-see, as stalactites cling to the roof. You can also hike the Walnut Canyon Desert Loop for a unique perspective on the surrounding landscape. Rattlesnake Springs is a [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best Places to Travel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-16T03:35:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-29T15:06:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlsbad-Caverns.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"333\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elfie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elfie\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/\",\"name\":\"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-16T03:35:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-29T15:06:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/\",\"name\":\"Best Places to Travel\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284\",\"name\":\"Elfie\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Elfie\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns","og_description":"Located in the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns National Park offers visitors more than a hundred caves to explore. The Big Room is a must-see, as stalactites cling to the roof. You can also hike the Walnut Canyon Desert Loop for a unique perspective on the surrounding landscape. Rattlesnake Springs is a [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/","og_site_name":"Best Places to Travel","article_published_time":"2022-02-16T03:35:06+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-29T15:06:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":500,"height":333,"url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Carlsbad-Caverns.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Elfie","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Elfie","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/","url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/","name":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-02-16T03:35:06+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-29T15:06:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/top-15-places-to-visit-in-carlsbad-caverns\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top 15 Places to Visit in Carlsbad Caverns"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#website","url":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/","name":"Best Places to Travel","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/08afde72162d17cd124939d16ff13284","name":"Elfie","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b58bfbca87f3ab87a82eaf82c29feba?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Elfie"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6380"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13764,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6380\/revisions\/13764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestplacesto.travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}