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Cave Tours Back In Operation At Jewel Cave National Monument

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May 26, 2025

Going underground at Jewel Cave offers views of intriguing geologic formations, such as gypsum flowers/NPS file

If you find yourself in western South Dakota with an itch to go underground, swing by Jewel Cave National Monument, which has a great array of cave tours available.

Already the park is offering daily Scenic and Discovery cave tours, and it will launch wild cave tours on May 30 and Historic Lantern Tours on June 1. The park plans to offer the lantern tours regularly until Labor Day, and the Wild Caving Tour on weekends and select weekdays through mid-August. The monument also will continue to offer the popular Scenic and Discovery tours through the summer.

Advance reservations for the scenic, discovery, and historic lantern tours are strongly recommended and will be available to book on Recreation.gov, with limited first-come, first-serve cave tour tickets available daily. Reservations are required for the Wild Caving Tour. Those interested are recommended to check the park website and recreation.gov for initial steps on obtaining a spot on the Wild Caving Tour.

The monument also partners with the Black Hills Parks and Forests Association, which operates a Park Store inside the visitor center. The store will be open on the same schedule as the visitor center and provides visitors with multiple products and services to complement their visit.

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