Carlsbad Caverns sighting maps
48 sightingsMexican Free-tailed BatTadarida brasiliensisMost seen 5 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
175 sightingsAoudadAmmotragus lerviaMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
38 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
88 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–8 AM & 5 PMSighting map
33 sightingsCollared PeccaryPecari tajacuMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
52 sightingsLargemouth BassMicropterus nigricansMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
20 sightingsDiamond-backed RattlesnakeCrotalus atroxMost seen 7–9 PMSighting map
39 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
16 sightingsGreat Horned OwlBubo virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map
16 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 7–11 AM & 3–7 PMSighting map
15 sightingsSwainson's HawkButeo swainsoniMost seen 10 AM–3 PMSighting map
10 sightingsCooper's HawkAstur cooperiiMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
10 sightingsRoadrunnerGeococcyx californianusMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
32 sightingsLadder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map
102 sightingsVermilion FlycatcherPyrocephalus rubinusMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
11 sightingsScott's OrioleIcterus parisorumMost seen 6–9 AMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Carlsbad Caverns. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.


The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Carlsbad Caverns Tour Guide
Carlsbad Caverns, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Carlsbad Caverns National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Carlsbad Cavern and the Visitor Center“You're approaching Carlsbad Cavern and its visitor center, where the Big Room spreads across more than eight acres underground.”
Plays as you drive up to Carlsbad Cavern in the Parkwolf Carlsbad Caverns Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- Big Hill Seep
- The Cloud That Wasn’t Smoke
- Leaves on Demand
- 26 audio storiesacross Carlsbad Caverns’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Mexican Free-tailed Bat, Aoudad, Mule Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 12 trails, 12 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
