If you’re looking for a complete guide to Wind Cave National Park, then you’ve come to the right place. Keep reading to ...

One of the country’s oldest national parks, Wind Cave combines rare mineral wonders underground with beautiful mixed-prairie habitat aboveground. Take a ranger-led tour to explore the unusual ...

At Wind Cave National Park, the search for rare prairieland leads to an escape, a descent and a nighttime pursuit. It was 1 a.m., and my eyes were sore from searching the inky prairie night. We were ...

This rental cabin in South Dakota is the perfect base camp for visiting underrated Wind Cave National Park and the rest of the Black Hills and Badlands.

As it turns out, the chemistry in South Dakota's Wind Cave is likely similar to places like Europa—and easier to reach. This is why astrobiologist Joshua Sebree, a professor at the University of ...

Sebree’s team uses ultraviolet light to study mineral formations in South Dakota’s Wind Cave and other subterranean locations. When inspected under black light, ordinary cave walls reveal ...

A section of South Dakota’s Wind Cave seen under normal white light (left image) transforms into something otherworldly when placed under UV light (right image). SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 ...