Geology

Parks Ranch Cave

Eddy County, NM

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

About twenty-five miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Parks Ranch Cave is a recreational limestone cave on BLM land. Unlike several other Carlsbad Field Office caves, it does not require a permit, though standard wild-cave practices apply: helmets, multiple lights, and groups of at least three. The entrance area is reached by graded roads off US 62/180 near mile markers 9–10.

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RegionEddy County, NM
Coordinates (approx.)32.1107, -104.4068

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