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.
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The Black Hills
are home to literally hundreds of caves of which
seven natural caves are open for tours. Each of
the caves listed here has it's own page. You can
follow links by clicking on the blue type.
We also list three caves that
are no longer open to the public. We've done this
because sometimes you might see something on the
Internet referencing the closed caves as still
active. Sadly, for those who enjoy caves,
all three have closed since 2007.
| Cave Name |
Distance |
Comments |
| 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: |
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(Closed)
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| Black Hills Caverns: |
24 miles |
Near Rapid City. Features 28
different formations in three level wind
caverns |
| Crystal Cave Park: |
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(Closed) |
| 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
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(Closed) |
| 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. |
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