Destinations · New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
NM · 32.1350, -104.5240
Guadalupe Back Country Byway is a signed byway within 30 miles of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico.
Understand
The Big Room is often described as the world's largest cave chamber, but it no longer holds that title; the record-holding Sarawak Chamber in Lubang Nasib Bagus in Malaysia is far larger, and as many as 10 other chambers are now known that are larger than the Big Room. However, Carlsbad Caverns still offers world-class cave experiences by any reasonable definition. The "Big Cave" (Carlsbad Cavern itself) is one of over 80 caves within the park, but it is neither the longest nor the deepest of the park's caves.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Carlsbad Caverns National Park are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway · 8 mi
National parks
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park · inside
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park · 16 mi
Public land
- Lincoln National Forest · 6 mi
Campgrounds
- Wilderness Ridge Wilderness Campground · 17 mi
- McKittrick Ridge Wilderness Campground · 20 mi
- Dog Canyon Campground · 21 mi
- Frijole Horse Corral Campground · 23 mi
- Marcus Wilderness Campground · 23 mi
- Mescalero Wilderness Campground · 23 mi
- Blue Ridge Wilderness Campground · 24 mi
- Pine Springs Campground · 24 mi
Named places
- Rattlesnake Springs · 4 mi
- Parks Ranch Caves · 7 mi
- Chosa Draw Area of Critical Environmental Concern · 7 mi
- The Pinnacle · 7 mi
- Dinner Hill · 8 mi
- C P Hill · 8 mi
- Thayer Hill · 8 mi
- White · 8 mi
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