Jewel Cave National Monument

Great Guide

This is the second cave in that area of South Dakota that we have taken our children to. Our guide Millie was very knowledgeable. She did a great job of pointing out various features. The “bacon” i...

Be sure to book days in advance

Be sure to book days in advance - not try the day of - We thought Jewel Cave would be a great thing to do while we waited for the outdoor temps to warm up. The website wouldn't let us look at tour sch...

Disappointing

I’ve done a lot of cave tours over the years, including Jewel Cave (but so long ago that I’d forgotten what it was like.) When we were in the Black Hills in early June, we wanted to tour a cave but kn...

Scenic Tour is great

Ranger Joe gave a great tour of this beautiful and huge cave! We took the Scenic Tour - 1 hour 20 minutes long. There are many stairs, so beware. The visitor center was informative about the cave, ...

Educational

A nice experience to learn about one of our historic USA caves. We enjoyed the short Discovery tour. (20minutes). The information center had a lot of educational displays. Our granddaughters were able...