Wind Cave National Park News
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Cave tours resume at Wind Cave National Park
May 8, 2025 | 4:32 pm
Cave tours through Wind Cave resumed Wednesday afternoon, May 7, after being suspended last week due to an issue with an elevator’s transformer.
Transformer Malfunction Shuts Down Tours At Wind Cave
April 29, 2025 | 9:30 am
Cave tours through Wind Cave are suspended until an elevator transformer can be replaced.
Wind Cave National Park Prepares for Prescribed Fire
March 24, 2025 | 12:38 pm
Planning is underway to burn 1,094 acres of land east of the park’s headquarters this April. Timing for the fire will depend on fuel moisture, weather forecasts, and crew availability.
Wind Cave resumes tours following elevator replacement and modernization
January 24, 2025 | 4:21 pm
Cave tours through Wind Cave resumed Tuesday, January 28, after the completion of a year-long project to replace and modernize the cave’s elevator system.
Wind Cave National Park Closes Backcountry For Elk Management Operation
December 19, 2024 | 9:24 am
Backcountry areas of Wind Cave National Park will be closed to hikers from January 13 to February 14, except on weekends and holidays. This closure will allow park staff to undertake a management operation to reduce the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the park’s Rocky Mountain Elk population.
Celebrate the season with Wind Cave’s holiday open house and annual bird count
December 4, 2024 | 4:31 pm
Holiday events this year at Wind Cave National Park begin Sunday, December 15, with the park’s annual Christmas Bird Count, followed by a holiday open house on Tuesday, December 17.
Guardrail repair project begins October 7 at Wind Cave National Park
October 3, 2024 | 1:39 pm
Crews will be working along Highway 385 to repair damaged guardrails necessitating lane closures beginning October 7.
Wind Cave National Park and Tribal Artists Commemorate Native Americans’ Day with Demonstrations of Traditions Preserved through the Centuries
September 27, 2024 | 2:48 pm
Hoop dancing, drumming, and a script reading presented in the Lakota language highlight this year’s cultural demonstrations at Wind Cave National Park on October 13 in honor of Native Americans’ Day.
Backcountry road closing for maintenance at Wind Cave National Park
September 13, 2024 | 2:46 pm
Maintenance crews at Wind Cave National Park will be working on Red Valley Road, also known as NPS 6, beginning September 16 and continuing at least through September 27.
Virtual Cave Tours and Elk Bugling Programs Offered This Fall at Wind Cave National Park
September 6, 2024 | 2:45 pm
Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be offering virtual tours of the Natural Entrance route this fall along with programs to listen for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk.