Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave officials hope to burn about 1,000 acres near the visitor center and Elk Mountain campground. The move is designed to reduce fuel buildup that, if left untreated, can lead to catastrophic wildfires.

In 1881, Jesse and Tom Bingham became the first white people known to have located a natural entrance to the cave. The brothers were pursuing a wounded deer when they heard a whistling noise and felt a stiff breeze coming from a hole in the ground.

Wind Cave National Park was established on January 3, 1903.

Wind Cave National Park shares a northern border with Custer State Park in the Black Hills. Visitors can see bison and pronghorn while traversing scenery ranging from flat prairies to forested mountains and canyons.The Beaver Creek Bridge provides an essential link between the parks across a steep canyon.

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