How Do You Enjoy Carlsbad Caverns National Park With The Kids?
Deep dark caves, thousands of bats, really cool formations – there’s lots of stuff at Carlsbad Caverns for kids to love. The surrounding area also offers plenty of diversions, from swimming and boating to video games and drive-ins. See “How to Enjoy Carlsbad Caverns National Park,” under Related eHows, for general information on the park and the activities offered there. Many of these are appropriate for kids as well as adults. Get the kids interested in bats. Be sure to attend the evening Bat Flight (Memorial Day weekend through September), and try to take in the annual Bat Breakfast (mid-August), which features lots of activities and programs about bats. Get some resources at the visitor center and teach kids the language of caves. They’ll be able to impress their friends with their grasp of soda straws, popcorn, totem poles and draperies – all of which have special meanings when you’re talking about caves. Adopt a bat. No, you can’t take one home with you, but for a small fee you ca
