Carlsbad Caverns National Park
One of the world's great cave systems beneath the Chihuahuan Desert. Hike the steep Natural Entrance Trail or take the elevator to the Big Room Trail; timed-entry reservations are required to enter the cave.
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One of the world's great cave systems beneath the Chihuahuan Desert. Hike the steep Natural Entrance Trail or take the elevator to the Big Room Trail; timed-entry reservations are required to enter the cave.
Protects nationally important historic, cultural, scientific, and cave resources.
Over 55,000 acres of rolling stabilized dune lands and cliffs, open for intensive use of motorcycles, sand dune buggies and other OHVs. Stay limit: 7 Days.
1,920 acres of OHV trails on bare rock and sandy washes overlooking the Pecos River; single track ideal for mountain biking.
Perched on the breaks overlooking the Pecos River, 1,920 acres of OHV trails on bare rock and sandy washes for all skill levels. Single track trails are ideal for mountain biking. Stay limit: 14 Days.
6,000 acres with access to the Pecos River and the surrounding Red Bluff Reservoir.
The world's largest gypsum dunefield — 275 square miles of glistening white sand in the Tularosa Basin. Hike the Alkali Flat or Dune Life Nature trails; the park periodically closes for White Sands Missile Range operations.