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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
Self-Guided Cave Tours
 
The Chinese Theater in the Big Room of Carlsbad Cavern.
NPS Photo by Peter Jones.
The Chinese Theater in the Big Room of Carlsbad Cavern.
 

The basic cavern entry is by way of two self-guided routes—the Big Room Route and the Natural Entrance Route. Tickets are sold at the visitor center each day, except December 25. Entrance fee tickets are good for three days, but do not include guided or other special tours. Summer hours are in effect from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
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Jim White in Carlsbad Cavern.  

Did You Know?
Jim White is the cowboy credited with being the premier explorer of Carlsbad Cavern. He began to explore the cave as a teenager in 1898, using a handmade wire ladder to decend 60 feet into the cave. For more than a decade, he couldn't convince many locals that there was much to Carlsbad Cavern.

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Last Updated: December 13, 2006 at 16:33 EST