Wind Cave

Wind Cave: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Wind Cave

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Wind Cave — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87461, -76.37113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wind Cave

• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~2 km · Must-see
• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~5 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~7 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lancaster Convention Center · attraction · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~25 km · Must-see
• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dutch Wonderland · park · Lancaster · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Haines Shoe House · attraction · York · ~33 km · Must-see
• Conowingo Dam · lake · Cecil · ~36 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Meeting · church · Harford · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wind Cave

Other caves near Wind Cave

• Indian Echo Caverns · cave · Dauphin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Berks · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lost River Caverns · cave · Hunterdon · ~148 km · Must-see
• Crystal Grottoes Caverns · cave · Washington · ~149 km · Must-see
• Man Caves R Us · cave · Carroll · ~71 km
• Caves Ore Bank · cave · Baltimore · ~72 km
• Caves Valley Historic District · cave · Baltimore · ~72 km
• Caves Valley Land Trust · cave · Baltimore · ~73 km
• Camel's Den · cave · Howard · ~91 km
• Stone Cave Hill · cave · Berks · ~93 km

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