Route 62 Lubbock Tx to Carlsbad NM
I'm laying out our routes for our cross country adventure and I seem to remember someone posting heavy truck traffic on one of the routes coming into Carlsbad but I can't find the post. It mentioned t...
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Docsouse,
You should not have any issues with truck traffic on Hwy 62 between Lubbock and Carlsbad. The oilfield truck traffic will increase as you get beyond Seminole toward Hobbs and Carlsbad but it is a good road. Carlsbad itself is a busy place almost anytime but there is a lot of RV traffic through there as well. If you are continuing on to El Paso the truck (and most other) traffic really thins out once you leave Carlsbad.
If you have the time, take an opportunity to visit the Living Desert State Park as well as Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks. If you don't have much time you should try to at least stop at the visitor center for both of these - it is very interesting.
I commute between the Hobbs area and El Paso every couple of weeks so I am very familiar with this portion of the road and you should have no issues with traffic.
Be aware though that on the portion between Carlsbad and El Paso there are spots with little to no cell phone coverage.
Terry
You should not have any issues with truck traffic on Hwy 62 between Lubbock and Carlsbad. The oilfield truck traffic will increase as you get beyond Seminole toward Hobbs and Carlsbad but it is a good road. Carlsbad itself is a busy place almost anytime but there is a lot of RV traffic through there as well. If you are continuing on to El Paso the truck (and most other) traffic really thins out once you leave Carlsbad.
If you have the time, take an opportunity to visit the Living Desert State Park as well as Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks. If you don't have much time you should try to at least stop at the visitor center for both of these - it is very interesting.
I commute between the Hobbs area and El Paso every couple of weeks so I am very familiar with this portion of the road and you should have no issues with traffic.
Be aware though that on the portion between Carlsbad and El Paso there are spots with little to no cell phone coverage.
Terry
