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Wind Cave National Park Description
10 mi. north of Hot Springs is the Wind Cave, part of one of the largest karstic cave systems so far found on earth. It was discovered in 1881 when a hunter noticed a strong current of air emerging from a narrow cleft in the rock. Differing air pressures inside and outside the cave produce air currents that can reach a speed of up to 50 mi. an hour. A local peculiarity is the occurrence of very delicate honeycomb structures of brown calcareous spar known as "boxwork". Part of the cave system can be visited.

On the beautiful park-like "roof" of the cave system, now a National Park, several hundred bison graze.
Hobbies & Activities category: Cave;  Hiking opportunity;  National park
Address
Wind Cave National Park
RR 1, Box 190
Hot Springs, SD 57747-9430
United States
Map Wind Cave National Park
Phone 1 (605) 745-4600
Fax 1 (605) 745-4207
http://www.nps.gov/wica/
Hours
May 1 to September 21
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
September 22 to October 5
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
October 6 to April 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open8:008:008:008:008:008:008:00
Closed16:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:3016:30
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Cost
Adult$8.00
Child 6-16$4.00
Child 5 & underFREE
Camping fee$12.00
Tips
There are various tours in the park with varying fees.
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