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08/05/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/05/2025 16:47

Cave tours resume at Wind Cave National Park

News Release Date:
May 8, 2025

Contact: Tom Farrell, 605-745-4600

Cave tours through Wind Cave resumed Wednesday afternoon, May 7, after being suspended last week due to an issue with an elevator's transformer.

Tours resumed at 9:00 a.m. today. The last tour of the day is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Tours offered throughout the day are the Natural Entrance Tour, lasting seventy-five minutes with 300 stairs, and the hour-long Garden of Eden Tour with 150 stairs. Reservations for tours on or after May 13 can be made by visiting recreation.gov.

The park also has new exhibits in the visitor center that tell the story of this land and the people who have lived on it. The park visitor center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with extended hours beginning Memorial Day Weekend.

For more information, visit the park's website at www.nps.gov/wica, or contact the park office at 605-745-4600.

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