Carlsbad Caverns National Park
A national park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico, built around the show cave of Carlsbad Cavern. Visitors walk in through the natural entrance or ride an elevator down to the Big Room, a vast chamber hung with formations.
- Where
- Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 32.1753, -104.4439
Get the Carlsbad Caverns National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New Mexico volume with your photos and a note.
Near Carlsbad Caverns National Park
White Sands National Park 175 km
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Big Bend National Park 345 km
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Taos Pueblo 485 km
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Petrified Forest National Park 593 km
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San Antonio River Walk 645 km
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Radha Madhav Dham 657 km
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Questions
Where is Carlsbad Caverns National Park?
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is in Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are White Sands National Park (175 km), Big Bend National Park (345 km), Taos Pueblo (485 km).
How do I get the Carlsbad Caverns National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Carlsbad Caverns National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New Mexico volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Carlsbad Caverns National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New Mexico volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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