Wind Cave National Park

VISIT Wind Cave National Park:

Park Details

Wind Cave National Park was established in .

Address
Phone	605 745-4600
Hours	The park is open all day, every day for you to explore. Winter may close roads.
Entrance Fee	Entrance is free, but Cave tours $7-$45 per person

When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation

We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Wind Cave National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Wind Cave National Park is.

Our data shows the best months to visit Wind Cave National Park are October, May, June & September.

Temperature values in °F; Precipitation in Inches

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Park Visits	14,840	10,836	16,430	43,241	77,241	121,608	154,509	119,271	89,468	31,657	16,374	13,527
Precipitation	13	21	37	67	86	65	48	40	41	37	19	12
Avg Temp	38	40	49	59	70	81	89	88	77	62	47	38
Max Temp	53	56	67	78	87	96	100	97	92	80	65	53
Avg Temp	21	23	29	38	48	58	66	64	54	41	29	21
Min Temp	0	4	10	21	31	44	54	52	35	22	9	1

Wind Cave National Park Road Trips

Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Wind Cave National Park is visited.

Trip Name	Trip Miles	Trip Days
Devils Tower, Wind Cave, Mt. Rushmore to Badlands	444	7

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