Wind Cave sighting maps
600 sightingsBisonBison bisonMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
59 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
258 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
14 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 6 PMSighting map
131 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
26 sightingsGolden EagleAquila chrysaetosMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map
35 sightingsPrairie RattlesnakeCrotalus viridisMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
609 sightingsPrairie DogCynomys ludovicianusMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
49 sightingsBurrowing OwlAthene cuniculariaMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
33 sightingsAmerican BadgerTaxidea taxusMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map
47 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
17 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
68 sightingsFeral BurroEquus asinusMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
51 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map
12 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map
14 sightingsPrairie FalconFalco mexicanusMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Wind Cave. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Wind Cave Tour Guide
Wind Cave, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Wind Cave National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Wind Cave and Visitor Center0:00 / 0:36
“You're approaching Wind Cave and its visitor center. The reason to go underground is boxwork: thin blades of calcite that stick out from the walls and ceilings in a honeycomb pattern.”
Plays as you drive up to Wind Cave in the Parkwolf Wind Cave Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Wind Cave Canyon
- The Rock Between the Fins
- Elk Mountain Campground
- The Crew Behind the Cave Route
- 28 audio storiesacross Wind Cave’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bison, Elk, Pronghorn, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 11 trails, 14 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

