Trip to Carlsbad

We have been there several times bc it was an easy drive from our house in New Mexico. Your kids will love the caverns! We had to drive through Roswell and so we stopped at the UFO museum there which our son still talks about! We also had fun going to White Sands National Monument. I believe there is a wildlife park in or near Carlsbad you can go to and there is the Living Desert park. The Pecos River is nearby. And there is a lake you can go to nearby...Brantly Lake. I guess I would just look at what there is to do along your drive. Then look up what to do in Carlsbad, NM.

Not sure if it is still available, or if it is allowed to kids in that age range, I remember going some 10 years ago. Instead of doing the regular tour, we did a spelunking one with a guide, helmets and headlights, and maybe coveralls and "experienced total darkness." It was limited to a small group no more than a dozen at a time.

We also did something at dusk where we got to learn about the bats and watch them take flight.

F. B.

Google the top ten things to do in Carlsbad.