EXPLOREJEWEL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT

Jewel Cave National Monument

TYPE
National Monument
ESTABLISHED
1908
AREA
1k acres
STATE
SD
ECOSYSTEM
Grasslands

The third-longest known cave in the world — over 200 miles of passages beneath the Black Hills, coated in calcite crystals that gave it its name.

OFFICIAL LINKS
NPS Official Site ↗Recreation.gov ↗AllTrails ↗
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