A reasonable charge is made for the breakfast. Regular cavern fees apply for entry into the cave following the breakfast. For Your Comfort and Safety Flash photography is not permitted at the program, nor are flash cameras. The flash disturbs the bats exiting and re-entering an important maternity roost. Spaces to accommodate people using wheelchairs are located at the entrance to the amphitheater.
Restrooms are available and fully accessible.
Pets are not allowed in the amphitheater area. Fringed Myotis Nearly 1,000 feet below the surface, and over a mile from any known opening, lives a colony of about 100 Fringed myotis bats. This maternity colony roosts just above Lake of the Clouds, the lowest and warmest point in Carlsbad Cavern. This opening, located 200 yards east of the main cave entrance, is surrounded by a fence. It was also found that lights left on in the cave delayed the emergence of the Fringed myotis bats.