Carlsbad Caverns National Park

VISIT Carlsbad Caverns National Park:

Park Details

Carlsbad Caverns National Park was established in .

Address
Phone	575 785-2232
Hours	8am - 5pm. Reservations Required
Entrance Fee	$15 per person. Younger than 15 are free. Guided tours for an additional fee

When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation

We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park is.

Our data shows the best months to visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park are April, February, November & March.

Temperature values in °F; Precipitation in Inches

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Park Visits	16,219	13,270	30,749	25,859	29,206	34,015	53,346	29,210	24,922	34,791	28,082	29,575
Precipitation	10	11	11	10	22	27	29	30	30	23	13	14
Avg Temp	58	63	70	78	86	93	92	90	85	77	65	57
Max Temp	71	75	82	89	96	101	99	97	94	88	78	71
Avg Temp	29	32	37	43	53	62	66	66	59	48	36	29
Min Temp	18	19	21	30	39	52	60	60	46	34	22	17

Carlsbad Caverns National Park Road Trips

Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Carlsbad Caverns National Park is visited.

Trip Name	Trip Miles	Trip Days
Guadalupe Mountains, Carlsbad Caverns, Big Bend & The Alamo	898	7

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