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Evening Bat Flight Program
Evening Bat Flight Program Review
In the amphitheater at the Natural Cave Entrance (off a short trail from main parking lot) a ranger discusses the park's batty residents before the creatures begin their sundown exodus. The bats aren't on any predictable schedule, so times are a little iffy.
- Address: Natural Cave Entrance, at the visitor center, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM, 88220
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Mid-May--mid-Oct., nightly at sundown
- Location: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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