Event
Fairgrounds Tour
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Fee:
Adults (16+) - $16, Children (6-15) - $8, 5 and under - Free, 62 and over - $8Repeating Event
Days:
Every day
Dates:
April 09, 2023 to April 22, 2023
Time:
1:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Guided Tour
Description
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Distance: 2/3 mile (1 kilometer)
Total stairs: 450
Difficulty: Strenuous. Paths are uneven, and stairs are steep. Bending and stooping required. This tour includes 89 stairs up at once.
Description: See boxwork, frostwork and cave popcorn along this strenuous route.
This 1½ hour tour explores both the upper and middle levels of Wind Cave. Boxwork is abundant along the trail in the middle level of the cave. In the upper level, the trail winds through the larger rooms where popcorn and frostwork can be seen. This is our most strenuous walking tour. The tour enters and exits the cave by elevator and there are 450 stairs along the 2/3 mile route with one flight of 89 steps going up.
Reservation or Registration: No
Advanced reservations are available for some tours on recreation.gov and are highly recommended. Tickets for all other tours are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis the day of the tour at the visitor center.