Our site contains complete information on national parks and monuments in New Mexico, including national historic sites, recreation areas, memorials, and more.
You'll find complete details for each national park, as well as nearby trails, attractions, hotels, and guides. Explore national monument photo galleries, tourist information and plan your visit.
Carlsbad would likely be a small dusty New Mexican outpost if it were not for the geological wonder of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, located 25 miles from town. Carlsbad sits amidst Llano Estacado not far from the banks of the Pecos River, its economy relying primarily upon the 700,000 annual visitors to the Caverns.
Containing the southern end of the Guadalupe Mountain range, the 86,000-acre Guadalupe Mountains National Park is surrounded by the Chihuahuan desert, in a barren, mostly isolated region of west Texas. In the fall, a spectacular display of fall colors rival those in New England, here where steep-sided canyons with lush vegetation mark the transition from desert to mountains.Additional Information
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