Carlsbad Caverns National Park
From Conservapedia
| Carlsbad Caverns National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | New Mexico, USA |
| Nearest city | Carlsbad, NM |
| Area[1] | 46,766 acres (189.3 km²) 46,427 acres (187.9km²) federal |
| Established | October 25, 1923 (Monument) May 14, 1930 (Park) |
| Visitors[2] | 409,560 (in 2007) |
| Governing body | U.S. National Park Service |
| Entrance fee | $6/person for 3 days |
| Website | NPS - Carlsbad Caverns |
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in Southeastern New Mexico. 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.
