Wind Cave National Park may be best known for the vast cave system hidden beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota, but some of the park’s greatest attractions live above ground. Rolling mixed-grass prairie, ponderosa pine forest, rocky hills, and prairie dog towns support an impressive collection of wildlife that includes American bison, elk, pronghorn, …
Category: Wind Cave National Park
Jul 17 2024
Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave National Park protects two remarkably different landscapes within a single corner of South Dakota’s Black Hills. Above ground, bison, elk, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and other wildlife roam through rolling mixed-grass prairie and ponderosa pine forest. Beneath that landscape lies Wind Cave, a vast three-dimensional maze containing more than 167 miles of surveyed passages …
