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Caves, Caves and More Caves

Distance	Varies with cave
Time Needed:	Varies with cave
Best Time To Go:	When the weather is foul
Directions:	See individual listings
Cost:	Varies by cave
Highlights:	None. Caves tend to be dark and underground.
Description: Open All Year The two caves operated by the National Park Service -- Wind Cave and Jewel Cave -- are open all year. The others are seasonal.	The Black Hills are home to literally hundreds of caves of which nine are open for tours. Each of the caves listed here has it's own page. You can follow the link by clicking on the blue type. 35 miles Cave Name Distance Comments Beautiful Rushmore Cave: 6 miles Near Keystone. See separate listing  Beautiful Wonderland Cave: 35 miles Near Sturgis. Fairly easy cave to tour, includes two large caverns  Bethlehem Cave: 45 miles Between Rapid City and Sturgis near Exit 40 on I90. Formerly occupied by a religious order, features underground altar. Black Hills Caverns: 24 miles Near Rapid City. Features 28 different formations in three level wind caverns  Crystal Cave Park: 22 miles Near Rapid City. Easy cave tour. Crystals cover 80% of the walls & ceiling  Jewel Cave: 31 miles West of Custer on US Highway 16. See separate listing Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns: 10 miles On US16 toward Rapid City. Deep cave with large crystals. Somewhat strenuous tour Stagebarn Crystal Cave: 28 miles Near Piedmont. Third longest cave in South Dakota in historical Stagebarn Canyon Thunderhead Falls: 30 miles West of Rapid City. While not strictly a cave (it was once a gold mine), a natural waterfall now thunders through a cavern.  Wind Cave: 33 miles Between Custer and Hot Springs. See separate listing.