Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Trails in Carlsbad Caverns

15 trails · 136.8 total miles

Photo of the desert landscape along the Guadalupe Ridge Trail.

Guadalupe Ridge Trail (GRT)

Photo along the Yucca Canyon Trail with desert plants and distant views.

Yucca Canyon Trail

7.7 mi ·9 hours hrs

Photo Rattlesnake Canyon with sotol desert plant in the foreground.

Upper Rattlesnake Canyon Loop Trail

6 mi ·4 hours hrs

Photo of towering mountains above the Slaughter Canyon Trail.

Slaughter Canyon Trail

5.3 mi ·1,850 ft gain ·7 hours hrs

Photo of hikers on the Old Guano Trail.

Old Guano Trail

3.7 mi ·2 hours hrs

A photo of the Chihuahuan Desert along the Juniper Ridge Trail.

Juniper Ridge Trail

3.5 mi ·3 hours hrs

Photo of the Rattlesnake Canyon Trail sign with desert plants in the background.

Lower Rattlesnake Canyon Trail

3 mi ·600 ft gain ·3 hours hrs

Photo of the Big Room with cave formations and the trail.

Explore the Cavern at Your Own Pace

moderate_strenuous

1.2 mi ·1-3 hours hrs

Close up of the sotol plant.

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail

0.7 mi ·30 min hrs

Photo looking down from the Slaughter Canyon Cave Trail.

Slaughter Canyon Cave Trail

0.5 mi ·90 min hrs

A photo of a sotol desert plant in the foreground and Walnut Canyon.

Walnut Canyon Overlook Trail

0 mi ·22 ft gain ·5 min hrs

Big Room Tour

1.2 mi ·100 ft gain ·2-3 hours hrs

Natural Entrance Trail

2 mi ·550 ft gain ·1.5-2 hours hrs

Bat Flight Amphitheater

0.5 mi ·0 ft gain ·1 hours hrs

King's Palace Tour

1.5 mi ·60 ft gain ·1.5 hours hrs