• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

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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 Names

The names of rooms and places in Wind Cave were given by the cave explorers who discovered these places. Often the names are descriptive, refer to people involved with Wind Cave, or tell a story about what was happening when that place was discovered. Click on a letter below for a list of room names and information about each room. Some of the room name links also have pictures or references other historic information.
 

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  • Wind Cave Trip Reports Wind Cave Trip Reports

    Track the year by year discoveries of cave explorers in Wind Cave Read More

  • Caving Narratives Caving Narratives

    Follow the exploits of the cavers who explore Wind Cave Read More

Did You Know?

Natural Entrance of Wind Cave

Winds caused by changes in barometric pressure are what give Wind Cave its name.  These winds have been measured at the cave's walk-in entrance at over 70 mph. The winds at the natural entrance of the cave attracted the attention of Native Americans and early settlers.