Junior ranger program....................two CCs........overlap...............balloons........hot air.....our 5th biggest state.......underground caverns.......nukes......Indy Jones.......Indy 3............River Phoenix was the jr. Indy......boy scouts.........


The park entrance is located on US Highway 62/180, approximately 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Carlsbad Caverns National Park participates in the Junior Ranger Program.^[3] The park has two entries on the National Register of Historic Places: The Caverns Historic District and the Rattlesnake Springs Historic District.^[4] Approximately two thirds of the park has been set aside as a wilderness area, helping to ensure no future changes will be made to the habitat.