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Elk Mountain Campground Closed
The Elk Mountain Campground is closed and will remain closed through the summer of 2013 due to across the board budget cuts.
Wind Cave Room - Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart
NPS Photo by Belfore
A flowstone deposit which has been stained red by iron minerals. A pool is associated with it. The area where the Bleeding Heart is located was mapped in December of 1971 by John Scheltens, Chris Hill, and Andy Flurkey.
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Did You Know?
Fire is an important factor in protecting the prairie. Historically, fires burned across the prairie every 4 to 7 years. Fires burn the small trees that would otherwise march across the prairie and turn the grasslands to forest.