Carlsbad is known for having more parks and recreational facilities than any other city in the state. The terrain surrounding Carlsbad is part desert and fertile valley with mountain ranges to the south and west. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is twenty miles southwest of Carlsbad. Besides its labyrinth of subterranean rooms and spectacular limestone formations the caverns contain animal fossils dating back about 25,000 years.

American Junior Rodeo (world's largest), Main Street, Christmas on the Pecos, Pecos River Village & Conference Center, International Bat Festival, River Walk, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, Lake Carlsbad Water Recreation Area

Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Guadalupe Peak 8,749'), Lake Avalon, Lincoln National Forest, Million Dollar Museum, White's City

Hotels and Motels: 18; Bed and Breakfast: 1; Total Rooms: 1190

Guy Lutman, Film Liaison

575-302-1829; lutman@carlsbadnm.com

Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau

800-221-1224; 575-887-6516;

575-885-1455 Fax

Web: www.carlsbadchamber.com

E-mail: marketing@caverns.com