Hi All,

My kids wanted me to post about one of our favorite places in the Black Hills. Jewel Cave.  This is a great place to visit especially on a warm afternoon. My family and I go here every time we are in the Black Hills. The cave is a nice 50 degrees or so all year round. Really nice on a warm June afternoon.

What is Jewel Cave?  Jewel Cave is a cave 15 minutes from Custer KOA and is one of the largest caves known in the world. I could go into all the great info about the Cave however the National Park Service has already done the work. To see what Jewel Cave has to offer visit: http://www.nps.gov/jeca/

My daughter really enjoyed the tour. It is kinda crazy to realize that you are 300 feet or so below the surface of the earth during the tour. The best part by far is when the lights are turned out an all you see is…darkness.  We tried real hard to see however without any light all we saw was…our imagination. Don’t worry…99% of the tour is well lit and sports fantastic geology.  Holly bat cave bat man.

If you are coming to the Black Hills certainly Jewel Cave is a must see.