Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM – The Carlsbad Caverns National Park
visitor center and cave closed at 2:00 pm Monday due to what appears to
be contamination in the air from construction work in the elevator
shaft. Visitors can call the park’s information line at 575-785-2232 to
receive a message on the status of the closure. “The park is doing
everything possible find the source of the contamination and remedy the
situation,” stated Carlsbad Caverns National Park Superintendent John
Benjamin. “We need to err on the side of safety and will open the
visitor center and cave as soon as we possibly can.”
The evening batflight programs will continue to be given by park rangers
at the batflight amphitheater nightly. Call 575-785-3012 for the time of
the program.