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U.S. law states that a national park must "Have relatively spacious land and water areas, so outstanding in quality and beauty as to make imperative their preservation by the federal government for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of all people." Carlsbad Caverns is clearly "outstanding in quality and beauty."
Efforts to preserve the land forms of Carlsbad Caverns National Park include limiting access to sensitive areas, monitoring visitor activities through guided tours, implementing sustainable management practices, and conducting research to better understand the geological processes at play. The park also has conservation programs in place to protect the caves from human impact and environmental degradation.
New Mexico landmarks include White Sands National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Abo Pueblo ruins, New Mexico State Capital, and Old Town Albuquerque.
The Carlsbad Caverns were not founded by a single person, as they are a natural formation that has existed for millions of years. They were discovered by Native Americans centuries ago and were formally explored and documented by European settlers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nature founded Carlsbad Caverns - they are natural features! They have been known to Man since prehistoric times, when they were used as homes, but the exploitation first for mining guano deposits then of Carlsbad Caverns itself as a show-cave started in the 19C. The designation of the caves and their surrounding land as a National Park, to conserve them for everyone, was carried out in several stages starting in 1923.
The National Parks Service administers just over 73 square miles of area. The known part of the cave has about thirty miles of length.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. Carlsbad Cavern has more than 100 caves. A large cave named "The Big Room" is almost 4,000 feet long, 625 feet wide, and 255 feet high at the highest point. It is the fifth largest chamber in North America and the twenty-eighth largest in the world.
Yellowstone National Park is a land park.
It is a land park.
Galway's Land National Park was created in 1938.
Nordenskiöld Land National Park was created in 2003.
You don't buy national park land at all. It's not for sale.