News Release

Free Tours at Wind Cave on Founder’s Day, August 25th

Cave tours at Wind and Cave will be free on August 25.

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News Release Date: August 20, 2021

Contact: Tom Farrell, 605-745-1130

WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. – Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours on August 25, Founders Day, the 105^th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service.

Tours will begin at 9 a.m. with the last tour starting at 4 p.m. Tours will be offered of the Natural Entrance, Fairgrounds, and Garden of Eden routes. Visitors on all tours will view the boxwork formation for which the cave is famous. The Natural Entrance Tour lasts an hour and a quarter and has 300 stairs. The Fairgrounds Tour last an hour and a half with 450 stairs, and the Garden of Eden Tour is one hour long and has 150 stairs.

Tickets will be free that day but will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. Tours are expected to “sell out” by late morning. Following CDC guidelines, face coverings must be worn inside the visitor center and on all cave tours, regardless of vaccination status.

Wind Cave’s temperature is 54 degrees. A light coat or sweater and sturdy walking shoes are recommended.

For more information, contact Wind Cave National Park at 605-745-4600.