Wind Cave National Park - Custer, SD

Rating:

When to go:

Peak Season: Summer

Off-Season: Fall - Spring

Where to stay:

Elk Mountain (April - October)

What to Do:

• Take a guided tour of the Caves
• Honk at the Buffalo
• Prance through Prairies of Prairie Dogs

My Two cents:

I toured the cave and it was very cave-like. It has one extremely unique feature; boxwork. It actually contains more than 95% of the known box-work in caves. So, if you want to see something that you won't see everywhere come on down. To make it easy on you, they have an elevator that takes you down in to the cave.

I enjoyed what was above land more than what was below. There is a large herd of buffalo, and after travelling across three states without having to pay a toll I thought the South Dakotans were learning from the Illinois Tollway and they set up Buffalo Toll Agents. Two pesky Buffalo boxed me in. I tried to bribe them, I teased them with peanuts, and I made a bit of noise, but they just kept about their business and blocked my way for a solid ten minutes or so.