This park is part of the same ancient sea bed and reef as the Carlsbad Caverns. It has a large wilderness area that is recommended as a great place to try out backpacking and multi-day hikes – before you try out larger, more intimidating parks.

More info on the park

While Drew & I enjoy backpacking, most of the hikes were too long for the kiddos. And a cold-front showed up just as we did. Which made for some cool clouds pics of the mountains, but a lil too chilly to hike for very long. We did get to learn about the area at the visitors center and with the Junior Ranger booklet.