National Park · South Dakota
Wind Cave National Park
A complex cave & prairie above it
StateSouth Dakota
Best seasonLate spring–fall
Don’t missBoxwork on a cave tour
TerrainComplex cave & Black Hills prairie
Wind Cave protects one of the world’s longest and most complex caves — famous for its delicate "boxwork" formations — beneath a rolling prairie of bison and elk in the Black Hills. Tours run year-round; the surface shines late spring to fall.
What to see
- Cave tours (boxwork)
- Wildlife Loop & bison
- Rankin Ridge Trail
- Prairie dog towns
- Black Hills scenery
Check the park’s official site for current entrance fees, timed-entry or permits, road and seasonal closures before you go.