Wind Cave National Park - Facilities

Wind Cave Visitor Center

Open

April 26, - June 10, 2009

8A.M. - 6P.M.

June 11 - August 15, 2009

8A.M. - 7P.M.

August 16 - September 26, 2009

8A.M. - 6P.M.

September 27 - October 17, 2009

8A.M. - 5P.M.

Location

Visitors traveling on I-90: At Rapid City, SD, exit onto U.S. Route 79 south. Follow Route 79 south approximately 50 miles to U.S. Route 18. Turn right onto U.S. Route 385 North, which will take you through Hot Springs and into Wind Cave National Park. Follow signs to the visitor center for cave tours and general park information. Visitors can also reach the park by following U.S. Route 16 west out of Rapid City onto U.S. Route 385 south. Visitors traveling from Nebraska can follow U.S. Route 385 north to the park.

Closures

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day

Special Programs

Park open year-round. Visitor center open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Days.

Exhibits

The Visitor Center contains three exhibit rooms featuring cave exploration, cave formations, early cave history, the Civilian Conservation Corps, park wildlife, and resource management. 18-minute movie; Wind Cave: One Park, Two Worlds; is shown throughout the day.

Available Facilities

All cave tours leave from the visitor center. Stop in at the visitor center for information, cave tours, exhibits, slide and video programs, maps, books, backcountry permits, Golden Age and Golden Access Passports, and Parks Passes. The visitor center and the cave are accessible to people with disabilities, please inquire at the visitor center.