Elk Mountain Campground Closed The Elk Mountain Campground is
closed and will remain closed through the summer of 2013 due to
across the board budget cuts. Nature & Science Photo by K.L. Day
One of the world's longest and most complex caves and 33,851
acres of mixed-grass prairie, ponderosa pine forest, and
associated wildlife are the main features of the park. The cave
is well known for its unusual geology and outstanding displays
of boxwork, an rare cave formation composed of thin calcite fins
resembling honeycombs. The cave also contains a variety of other
cave formations such as popcorn, frostwork, and flowstone.
Continued exploration is still occuring as cavers actively
search for new passages in this complex maze. The park's mixed-
grass prairie is one of the few remaining and is home to native
wildlife such as bison, elk, pronghorn, mule deer, coyotes and
prairie dogs. In 1911, the American Bison Society looked for
places to establish free roaming bison herds. They selected Wind
Cave National Park as on