Wind Cave maps from the park brochure

This is a Wind Cave National Park map, last updated in March 2021. It’s from the official National Park Service brochure you get when you visit the park. Note that there’s more to the park than just the cave!

This is the Wind Cave regional map showing the park in relation to Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Jewel Cave, and Rapid City. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

Wind Cave trail map

If you’re doing hikes around Wind Cave or checking out some other points of interest in the Black Hills, you should probably grab the National Geographic Trails Illustrated map for the southern Black Hills. This map also covers other national and state park sites including Mount Rushmore, Jewel Cave, Custer State Park, and others. A Black Hills North map is also available for your further Black Hills wanderings.

Wind Cave tour maps

This Wind Cave tour map focuses on the various ranger-guided cave tour options (depending on season). Note the overlay of the visitor center and trail over the cave system. You can also download this map as a PDF.

This is an older Wind Cave tour map that has a bit more detail of some of the cave locations, with tons of physical features labeled. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

Wind Cave system maps

This is a map of the entire Wind Cave system, showing the tour routes in context of the entire cave. Note how much the tours don’t see! Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

Here’s an alternate Wind Cave system map, published more recently in 2022. This is unfortunately the highest resolution it’s available publicly; otherwise you need to purchase the full version at the park.

Assorted Wind Cave maps

This is an Elk Mountain Campground map, Wind Cave National Park’s only campground. It’s nearby the cave and visitor center and open all year, though drinking water and flush toilets are unavailable during winter.

The geologic map of Wind Cave shows the layers of rock types found in Wind Cave National Park as well as the surrounding area in South Dakota. This colorful map includes a legend for easy interpretation.

Here’s a Wind Cave vegetation map, showing the large expanses of grasses and shrublands along with some ponderosa pine and hardwood woodlands.

Archived Wind Cave maps

The National Park Service frequently publishes new maps and I do my best to upload any new Wind Cave ones I find to this page. As old maps get updated, I move them down here to this section. I never delete maps because I feel it’s important to preserve the story of how parks change over time. So just be advised: the maps here have newer versions further up this page.

This is the old official Wind Cave National Park map from the mid-2010s brochure, showing roads, trails, campground, and visitor center. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is an old map of Wind Cave tour routes, showing the routes taken by each of the ranger-guided tours (tours may vary depending on season or staffing). Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

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