Park Essentials

Accessibility

The wheelchair-accessible Headquarters Visitor Center has a wheelchair available for use. The ¾-mi round-trip Pinery Trail from the visitor center to Butterfield Stage Ruins is wheelchair accessible, as is McKittrick Contact Station.

Admission Hours

The park is open 24/7, year-round. It is in the mountain time zone.

Admission Fees and Permits

An admission fee of $8 is collected at the visitor center. For overnight backpacking trips, you must get a free permit from either Headquarters Visitor Center or Dog Canyon Ranger Station.

ATMs/Banks

There are no ATMs in the park. The nearest ones are in White's City or Carlsbad.

Automobile Service Station

Contacts

White's City 24-Hour Texaco. White's City 24-Hour Shell is an unmanned station that takes credit cards only on outside gas pumps. 17 Carlsbad Caverns Hwy., White's City, NM. 575/785-2291.

Cell-Phone Reception

Cell phones with far-reaching service can pick up signals at key points along trails. Alternatively, public phones are located at Dog Canyon Ranger Station, Headquarters Visitor Center, McKittrick Contact Station, and Pine Springs Campground.