Wind Cave Canyon Trail
This 3.6-mile trail meanders along Wind Cave Canyon, and is a great trail for bird watchers.
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Wind Cave Canyon Trail Details
This easy trail begins just north of the Wind Cave Visitor Center southern access road, on the east side of Highway 385. It meanders 1.8 miles one-way along Wind Cave Canyon, and is a great destination for bird watchers. You can find cliff swallows and great horned owls nesting in the canyon's limestone walls, and dead trees are home to red-headed and Lewis woodpeckers.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
3.6 miles
Estimated time
Region
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Nearby Parks Around Wind Cave Canyon Trail
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Wind Cave Canyon Trail
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0.4 mi away
Highland Creek Trail
This is the longest and most strenuous trail in Wind Cave National Park.
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Fairgrounds Tour
This is the most strenuous cave tour available at Wind Cave National Park, and the one with the most diverse sights,
0.6 mi away
Garden of Eden Tour
This is the easiest of the cave tours offered at Wind Cave National Park.
0.6 mi away
Prairie Vista Trail
This is a one-mile, self-guided interpretive trail.
0.6 mi away
Wind Cave Visitor Center
The Wind Cave Visitor Center is located in the southern end of the park, on a spur road off of Highway 385.
