| When considering a visit to Carlsbad Caverns, you | | | | morning just before dawn the bats can be seen |
| might be surprised to learn just how much there | | | | entering the caverns. What makes this |
| is to see and do at the park. There is always | | | | exceptionally fun to watch is that the bats dive |
| something exciting going on here, and the park is | | | | into the caves from hundreds of feet up, reaching |
| much more than your average national park. | | | | speeds of 25 miles per hour or higher. The |
| Visitors often come back time and time again to | | | | animals show off their unique acrobatic skills every |
| experience new events and exhibits, and the | | | | morning, much to the delight of awed onlookers. |
| nature of the park ensures that no two visits are | | | | For visitors lucky enough to visit Carlsbad |
| ever the same. Whether you are interested in | | | | Caverns National Park on July 17th, there will even |
| taking one of the many tours or are looking for a | | | | be a Bat Flight Breakfast event that includes a |
| one of a kind event, you can find it here. | | | | meal at the park restaurant as well as a self |
| During the months spanning from May to | | | | guided tour. |
| October, the park offers something truly unique. | | | | The opportunity to see the Bat Flight is certainly |
| The Bat Flight program is certainly a wonder to | | | | not one to be missed. The program brings in |
| behold and it brings in thousands of visitors | | | | spectators from across the country and is one of |
| annually. Each evening, visitors gather together | | | | the most popular special events that the park has |
| to watch as nearly 400,000 Brazilian free tail bats | | | | to offer. Visitors will find that the use of |
| leave the caverns in order to begin their nightly | | | | cameras is prohibited due to the risks that the |
| search for insects. During the mid-summer | | | | flashes pose to the animals, but the visual |
| months of July and August, newly born bats join | | | | experience is one that will not be soon |
| in the flight, offering an even more impressive | | | | forgotten. Photos are available for purchase at |
| and spectacular scene. | | | | the park for guests who are interested. Bat |
| The Bat Flight event isn't limited to evenings, | | | | Flight is truly a sight to behold and one of the |
| however, and early risers have the chance to see | | | | many examples of exciting things going on right |
| something truly spectacular as well. Every | | | | now at Carlsbad Caverns. |