Wind Cave National Park Sign

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 sign.

Named for barometric winds at its entrance this. Should i visit the park even if i can t see the cave. A sign outside the visitor center provides directions. Early lakota indian inhabitants noticed wind coming from a small hole in the ground.

Passes can be purchased at the wind cave visitor center and at any staffed entrance station throughout the national park system. Other key dates in wind cave history. Address phone number wind cave national park reviews. On january 3 1903 president theodore roosevelt signed the bill designating wind cave national park as the eighth national park in the united states and the first established to protect a cave.

The cave is notable for its calcite formations known as boxwork as well as its frostwork. 1912 american bison society needed a preserve to reestablish a bison herd. The main attraction of wind cave national park is the giant cavern stretching beneath the surface of south dakota s black hills. It s home to bison prairie dogs elk and numerous other species of birds and wildlife.

Annual pass cost 80 available to the general public and provides access to and use of federal recreation sites that charge an entrance fee for a full year from month of purchase. Below the remnant island of intact prairie sits wind cave one of the longest and most complex caves in the world.