Your dayOne-way travel day
Set out fromAlamogordo, New Mexico
DiscoverCarlsbad Caverns National Park
A DAY TO REMEMBER
The journey
Cross southern New Mexico, then trade wide desert skies for the remarkable underground landscape of Carlsbad Caverns.
Allow a substantial part of the day for the cavern visit rather than treating it as a roadside photo stop.
Make it your day
Set out
Begin in Alamogordo and choose your route toward Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Along the way
Cross southern New Mexico, then trade wide desert skies for the remarkable underground landscape of Carlsbad Caverns. Allow a substantial part of the day for the cavern visit rather than treating it as a roadside photo stop.
Arrive
Finish in Carlsbad, New Mexico. This is a one-way journey; a return drive is not included.
Choose the exact roads and stops when planning your drive. Check seasonal access, reservations, weather, and opening times before setting out. Photographs show the named destination or an optional stop, not every view along the drive.