Cave tours through Wind Cave will resume Tuesday, January 28, after the completion of a year-long project to replace and modernize the cave’s elevator system. During the construction project, begun last January, both cabs were replaced, improvements were made to the shaft, and a new lift system was installed.
“We’re very pleased with the completion of this project,” said Acting Superintendent Milton Haar. “It’s been a long wait since we stopped tours last May, and we are looking forward to resuming tours through the world’s seventh-longest cave.”
Tours of the Garden of Eden will be offered at 10 a.m. with tours of the Fairgrounds beginning at 1 p.m. The Garden tour has 150 stairs and lasts one hour. The Fairground tour has 450 stairs and last an hour and a half. Tickets can be reserved up to three days in advance by visiting recreation.gov. As visitation ramps up, more tours will be offered.
The visitor center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with new exhibits and the park store run by the Black Hills Parks and Forests Association.