The visitor center offers many services, including a bookstore, gift shop, cafeteria, restrooms, a park movie, information desk, ticket counter, and hands-on educational exhibits. It’s also where you will find the elevator to lower you into the cavern 750 feet (229 m) in less than a minute.
Directions
To access Carlsbad Caverns National Park’s only entrance road, New Mexico Highway 7, turn north from U.S. Hwy 62/180 at White’s City, New Mexico—which is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico and 145 miles (233 km) northeast of El Paso, Texas. The entrance road stretches a scenic seven miles (11 km) from the park gate at White’s City to the visitor center and cavern entrance. The park’s visitor center is located 25 miles (40 km) from the town of Carlsbad.
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