National Park System · SD

Camping in Wind Cave National Park

The Recreation.gov record puts 1 campground inside the park, all reservable. Entrance fees, alerts and hours for the park itself are on our sister site, Park Atlas.

The park in figures

recreation visits in 2025
606,258
campsites
67
campground takes reservations
1 of 1
longest RV or trailer allowed
36 ft

The entrance fee and visit count come from Park Atlas open data. The campground figures come from the one Recreation.gov record listed below.

Every campground

CampgroundSites
Elk Mountain Campground67
Park campgrounds book out fastest of any on Recreation.gov. Most open six months ahead at 10 a.m. Eastern; the first-come loops are the fallback when the window is gone. The first-come playbook