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Jewel Cave National MonumentCaver crawling (NPS Photo)
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Jewel Cave National Monument
Directions

Plane

The nearest major airport is 54 miles away in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Car

The main Visitor Center and cave entrance is thirteen miles west of Custer, South Dakota on RT 16, 24 miles east of Newcastle, Wyoming on RT 16 and 54 miles from Rapid City, South Dakota via RT 16 & 16 -385.

Beautiful gypsum flowers in Jewel Cave/NPS file photo  

Did You Know?
When Jewel Cave was established as a National Monument in 1908, it was thought to be a small but pretty cave. It wasn’t until about 1960 when explorers began to realize Jewel Cave may be one of the longest caves in the world.

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Last Updated: August 21, 2006 at 12:29 EST