Things to bring: lunch, water bottle, snacks, layers, good walking shoes, a good attitude, & stuff to do (books, movies, homework, napping, games with friends), as well as money for lunch on the NMSU campus
Students must have an A0 – student registration/parent permission form and an A3 – field trip agreement form submitted prior to departure.
tentative reschedule
Thursday, Nov. 20
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7am departure from Whole Foods on Carlisle in Albuquerque
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~12 arrival @ Carlsbad Caverns
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packed LUNCH upon arrival (picnic area & bathrooms)
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12:30-1 Ranger talk & overview
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1-3pm cave time
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3pm reboard to Las Cruces
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6:30pm arrival in Las Cruces (hotel & order pizza)
Friday, Nov. 21
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9am – 11:30am NMSU campus tour with Admissions and College of Engineering information
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Lunch on your own on campus
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12-12:30pm depart NMSU campus
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Stop at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (30 mins, north of Socorro)
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4:30pm’ish return to Whole Foods on Carlisle in Albuquerque
Hotel: Sleep Inn University – 2121 S Triviz Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88001 – 575.363.2530
Carlsbad Caverns National Park website => https://www.nps.gov/cave/learn/education/planafieldtrip.htm
** due to the government shutdown, we are working to reschedule this trip from Oct. 16-17 to November 20-21, 2025
