Carlsbad Caverns map from the park brochure

This is the official Carlsbad Caverns National Park map, showing the main visitor center area and the rest of the park. Click the image to view the full size map or download the PDF.

Regional Carlsbad Caverns map

Here is a regional Carlsbad Caverns National Park map. It shows the surrounding roads and nearby Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

Carlsbad Caverns trail map

This Big Room self-guided tour map shows the wheelchair-accessible routes into Big Room from the elevators. This is the most popular area inside the Carlsbad Caverns cave system.

If you’re looking for a complete map of the publicly accessible portions of Carlsbad Caverns, the National Geographic Trails Illustrated map should meet your need. I especially like that it labels prominent cave features along the routes. It also includes trails and topographic lines above ground, so it’ll serve your needs regardless of what you’re doing in the park – hiking above ground or caving underneath.

Carlsbad Caverns tour route maps

This is the Hall of the White Giant route map, one of the longer tours offered in Carlsbad Caverns. You’ll spend four hours navigating some tight spaces as you get a chance to view the White Giant.

Here’s a Left Hand Tunnel route map, showing the route of this moderately difficult tour that uses only lantern and candlelight. It’s easy to image yourself going back in time!

This Lower Cave route map shows the three-hour tour’s path, including the sixty feet of ladders to navigate to reach the system. You’ll see The Rookery, Colonel Boles Formation, and many others.

The Spider Cave route map shows the path taken by this tour featuring heights and tight spaces in an entirely separate cave from the main Carlsbad Caverns. Yes, there’s more than just the main cave!

Here’s a Slaughter Canyon Cave route map, showing the 5 1/2 hour tour’s route through this wild undeveloped cave that requires a hike to get to. This is a wild and remote tour!

Carlsbad Caverns lodging map

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is kind of in the middle of nowhere. The nearest town Carlsbad, NM, and to the right you can view an Expedia.com interactive lodging map of your different Carlsbad options. You can check out the top-rated Carlsbad Caverns lodging where you can compare photos, amenities, and prices before booking. Hopefully you’ll be able to stay nearby to give yourself the most flexibility with booking cave tours.

3D Carlsbad Caverns maps

This Carlsbad Caverns map shows a 3D cave diagram and is from the backside of the official park brochure and contains additional educational and tour information to help you plan your visit.

Here’s a higher-quality Carlsbad Caverns cave map; it’s the same as the one above but without the text overlay. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This retro Carlsbad Caverns map postcard (200 kb) shows a general layout of the cave system and labeling individual rooms. (Unfortunately I can’t find the original source of this image in a higher resolution.)

Various Carlsbad Caverns maps

This is a Carlsbad Caverns geologic map Caverns, showing the various limestones and carbonates that make up much of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park bedrock and cave system.

Here’s a Carlsbad Caverns vegetation map, showing the plant communities — because there’s more to the park than just the caves! (Although the caves are probably the reason for your visit.)

…and more!

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