Wind Cave National Park

19 Trails 39 POIs 2 Peaks 1 Campsite
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Description

Wind Cave is distinctive for its calcite fin formations called boxwork, a unique formation rarely found elsewhere, and needle-like growths called frostwork. The cave is one of the longest and most complex caves in the world. Above ground is a mixed-grass prairie with animals such as bison, black-footed ferrets, and prairie dogs, and ponderosa pine forests that are home to cougars and elk. The cave is culturally significant to the Lakota people as the site "from which Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, sent the buffalo out into their hunting grounds."

Trails in the Hikepack map

  • Boland Ridge Trail
  • Centennial Trail
  • Cold Brook Canyon Trail
  • East Bison Flats Trail
  • Highland Creek Trail
  • Prairie Vista Trail
  • Rankin Ridge Trail
  • Sanctuary Trail
  • Wind Cave Canyon Trail

Attractions in the Hikepack map

  • Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain Campground
  • Fossil Ridge
  • Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center

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