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Jewel Cave National MonumentCaver crawling (NPS Photo)
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Jewel Cave National Monument
Directions

Plane

The nearest major airport is 54 miles away in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Car

The main Visitor Center and cave entrance is thirteen miles west of Custer, South Dakota on RT 16, 24 miles east of Newcastle, Wyoming on RT 16 and 54 miles from Rapid City, South Dakota via RT 16 & 16 -385.

Cavers at camp site deep in Jewel Cave/NPS file photo  

Did You Know?
From the elevator entrance, it takes over 11 hours for explorers to reach unexplored sections of Jewel Cave. Most survey trips require cavers to remain underground for up to 4 days.

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Last Updated: August 21, 2006 at 12:29 EST