• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Wind Cave Room - Root Cellar

Root Cellar
Root Cellar
NPS Photo
 
Discovered by Jim Nepstad, Bob Kobza, and Stan Allison on January 1, 1991.  Only 18-feet below the surface, tree roots are seen in this small room.

Did You Know?

A picture of Alvin McDonald in his caving hat.

Alvin McDonald was the first systematic explorer of Wind Cave.  He explored the cave from 1890 until his death in 1893. More...