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Carlsbad Caverns National ParkTemple of the Sun in the Big Room of Carlsbad Cavern.
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Tour Schedule

Summer Schedule
Tour Time
Kings Palace Daily 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00
Left Hand Tunnel Daily 9:00
Slaughter Canyon Cave Daily 10:00
Lower Cave Monday-Friday 1:00
Hall of the White Giant Saturday 1:00
Spider Cave Sunday 1:00

Summer Visitor Center Hours: 8:00 to 7:00
Natural Entrance Hours: 8:30 to 3:30
Big Room Hours: 8:30 to 5:00

Fall/Winter/Spring Schedule
Tour Time
Kings Palace Daily 10:00, 2:00
Left Hand Tunnel Daily 9:00
Slaughter Canyon Cave Saturday & Sunday 10:00
Lower Cave Monday-Friday 1:00
Hall of the White Giant Saturday 1:00
Spider Cave Sunday 1:00

Fall/Winter/Spring Visitor Center Hours: 8:00 to 5:00
Natural Entrance Hours: 8:30 to 2:00
Big Room Hours: 8:30 to 3:30
Soda straws in Carlsbad Cavern.  

Did You Know?
Most of the formations—or speleothems—found inside Carlsbad Cavern today were active and growing during the last ice age when instead of having a desert above the cave, there were pine forests.

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Last Updated: February 25, 2009 at 11:14 EST