Two National Parks · 249 miles apart
Wind Cave or Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt had 729,893 recreation visits in 2025 and Wind Cave had 606,258. Wind Cave charges no entrance fee while Theodore Roosevelt charges $30 per private vehicle. Theodore Roosevelt has 3 campgrounds to 1 at Wind Cave. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 249 miles apart in a straight line.
| Wind Cave National Park | Theodore Roosevelt National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | South Dakota | North Dakota |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 606,258 | 729,893 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | None, free to enter | $30 (Private Vehicle) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | No |
| Campgrounds | 1 | 3 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 217 | 161 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Wind Cave visits by yearTheodore Roosevelt visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.