Wind Cave National Park

Elk Management Operation Closes Wind Cave National Park Backcountry

A few dozen animals will be removed from the elk herd at Wind Cave National Park in a bid to control chronic wasting disease.

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By Compiled from NPS Releases - December 28th, 2024

2024 Year In Review | Photography In The Parks

It’s almost a wrap for 2024, and the year provided plenty of trips and photo ops for contributing photographer Rebecca Latson, who provides a recap of 12 months of park photography articles published in the Traveler. How many of these have you read?

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By Rebecca Latson - December 25th, 2024

Attention Birders: The 125th Annual Christmas Bird Count Begins This Week

The 125th Annual Christmas Bird Count begins this week. Here's a list of national parks hosting events.

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By Justin Housman - December 10th, 2024

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #80

We travel to units of the National Park System to see beautiful landscape, learn about history, view amazing wildlife, and to simply learn new things. We take that knowledge (and photos) back with us to impress family, friends, and coworkers. Just how much of that park knowledge stays with you? Maybe more than you realize.

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By Rebecca Latson - November 9th, 2024

Photography In The National Parks: Cave Photography

Low-light interior photography takes a little effort at the best of times, and this is with a tripod. Cave shots captured during one of the tours offered at a cave-centric park unit are trickier, because tripods, bipods, and monopods are prohibited. How do you achieve great cave shots without using a tripod during a tour of a cave unit in the National Park System?

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September 24th, 2024

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #77

How much do you really know about units of the National Park System? You may know more than you think! Test your knowledge with this latest Traveler quiz and trivia piece, #77.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 17th, 2024

Photography In The National Parks: Two Cave Parks Above And Below

There are several park units within the National Park System that either feature caves, or at least have an explorable cavern or two within their federal confines, including Wind Cave National Park and Jewel Cave National Monument, both in South Dakota. These two parks offer great photo ops both above and below the ground, but cave shots can be a little tricky.

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June 25th, 2024

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #75: The Caves Edition

There are quite a few cave-centric units within the National Park System. While these parks provide interesting landscapes both above and below ground, they really are all about the caves. So this month’s Traveler quiz and trivia piece is all about those cave park units.

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June 8th, 2024

Three Days In And Around Badlands National Park

You could be excused if you only chose to spend a couple of hours touring Badlands National Park from your car, since there aren’t many trails and most of what you can see is from the road and overlooks. That would be a shame, though, because there is plenty to do in and around Badlands for a good three-day stay.

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May 20th, 2024

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National Parks Quiz And Trivia #74: The Midwest Edition

South Dakota has its fair share of units within the National Park System, several of which are within a couple hours’ (or less) drive time of each other. So this latest quiz and trivia piece is about some of those Midwest park units.

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May 6th, 2024

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