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Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

Skyway Lake, a pool of water in a cave passage lined with stalactites
Photo: National Park Service of the United States of America · Public domain

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About the park

A huge cave system, among the longest on the planet, known for rare boxwork formations, under a South Dakota prairie where bison and prairie dogs live.

Full name
Wind Cave National Park
State
South Dakota
Established
January 9, 1903
Area
33,971 acres (137.5 km²)
Coordinates
43.57° N, 103.48° W
Official site
Wind Cave on nps.gov (opens in a new tab)