Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center

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Wind cave national park visitor center. During the summer weekends are a good time to visit. Visitor center closed loops a and b of elk mountain campground opened june 15 roads and trails open. The park store at wind cave national park is located in the visitor center and operated by bhpfa. Visitor center at wind cave national park.

The park is open all day every day for you to explore. For current road and trail conditions call the visitor center at 605 745 4600. Once in the park follow signs to the visitor center for cave tours and general park information. Cave trails are dimly lit and trail surfaces may be uneven wet and slippery.

Below the remnant island of intact prairie sits wind cave one of the longest and most complex caves in the world. Visitors traveling on i 90. Wind cave national park. When visiting wind cave national park there are a few things visitors should keep in mind.

385 south to hill city and continue south through custer city. Named for barometric winds at its entrance this. Follow stateroad 79 south approximately 50 miles to highway 18. The store offers a variety of interpretive materials about wind cave np the black hills and the people who settled and live here.

The visitor center is a great place to start your park visit. Elevators remain out of commission so no cave tours. However snow and severe weather can limit access to some remote parts of the park especially in winter. Tuesday and wednesdays are the busiest days at wind cave.

Address phone number wind cave national park reviews. Turn right onto highway 385 north which will take you through hot springs and into wind cave national park. Bison elk and other wildlife roam the rolling prairie grasslands and forested hillsides of one of america s oldest national parks. Wind cave national park south dakota.

16 south and west to u s. At rapid city south dakota exit onto stateroad 79 south. Whether you are intrigued with the cave the prairie or both it is easy to discover more about the park by exploring the exhibit rooms. Turn left on us hwy.

Elevators remain out of commission so no cave tours. All purchases made from the park store help support interpretive programming at wind cave np including. Park roads are generally open year round. The visitor center and the cave are accessible to people with limited mobility.

Wind cave visitor center is opened daily all year except thanksgiving christmas and new. Hwy 385 another 6 miles north and into wind cave national park. From rapid city via the black hills.