 Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico by Joseph A. Sprince - Photography by Gerald B. Allen
Carlbad Caverns contains some of the west's most beautiful and unusual natural wonders. You may take an elevator directly to the bottom and tour the world famous Big Room, or hike the steep but spectacular one-mile paved trail (left) from the cave's natural entrance. One of the highlights of this trail is the highly decorative Devil's Spring (shown right). 
The Big Room is generally considered the highlight of Carlsbad Caverns. One of the world's largest underground chambers, it features scenery and formations on a grand scale. The Hall of the Giants (right) features formations which are up to sixty feet tall. At left is a closeup of gigantic stalactites growing from the ceiling of the Big Room. You may also take the King's Palace tour to view several extremely decorative smaller rooms which are much more intimate. 
A panorama of the Big Room.  The nearby Guadalupe mountains are covered by an infrequent blanket of snow.
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Hiking Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks
by Bill Schneider
As the first and only comprehensive hiking guide to all 130 miles of trails in these two national parks, this book features Carlsbad's improved above-ground hiking trail system as well as routes in the caverns and Guadalupe's wild backcountry.
Frommer's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque
by Lesley King
The Best of Northern New Mexico. 
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Antelope Canyon II by Gerald Allen
Exotic scenery from the world's most photogenic slot canyon. Buy This Print! Related Pages
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Located in southeastern New Mexico, the turnoff to Carlsbad Caverns is at White's City on US 62/180, fifteen miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Local Weather
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