• Boland Ridge Trail

    A hiking trail looks out onto the prairie and rolling hills beyond.
  • Centennial Trail

    A trail winds through prairie grasses with tree covered cliffs in the distance.
  • Cold Brook Canyon Trail

    The thin path of the trail can be seen in the distance winding through the grass.
  • East Bison Flats Trail

    A narrow trail runs through prairie grasses with views of the surrounding hills in the distance.
  • Elk Mountain Nature Trail

    The prairie grasses meet the edge of a pine forest.
  • Highland Creek Trail

    At the trailhead you can find a sign with safety and trail information.
  • Lookout Point Trail

    A creek runs along side the trail surrounded by prairie grasses.
  • Post # 3 Life and Times of Snags

    Post #3 Life and Times of Snags

    Post stop #3 of Rankin Ridge Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #1 A "Lively" Place

    Post #1 A "Lively" Place

    Post #1, A "Lively" Place, of Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #10 Soil Formation

    Post #10 Soil Formation

    Interp information about Post #10, Soil Formation, of the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #11 The Great Prairie

    Post #11 The Great Prairie

    Interp information of post #11, the great prairie, of Rankin Ridge Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #12 Fire Maintains The Balance

    Post #12 Fire Maintains The Balance

    Interp information about post #12, fire maintains the balance, of Rankin Ridge Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #13 The Fire Tower—A Reminder of Days Gone By

    Post #13 The Fire Tower

    Interp info about post #13, the fire tower, of Rankin Ridge Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #14 The Never Ending Story

    Post #14 The Never Ending Story

    Interp info about post #14, the final stop of the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #1: Forest Animals

    Post #1 Forest Animals

    The first post of the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail.

  • Post #2 Diversity as a Way of Life

    Post #2 Diversity as a Way of Life

    Post #2, Diversity as a Way of Life, marks the second stop along the Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #2 The Ponderosa Pine

    Post # 2 The Ponderosa Pine

    The second post stop of the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail.

  • Post #3 Cooperative Living

    Post #3 Cooperative Living

    Post #3 of Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #4 An "Uplifting" Story

    Post #4 An "Uplifting" Story

    Post #4 of Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #4 Water: Substance of Life

    Post #4 Water: Substance of Life

    Information about the fourth post stop of the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail.

  • Post #5 Life on the Edge

    Post #5 Life on the Edge

    Post #6 of Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #5 Open Spaces are Great Places

    Post #5 Open Spaces are Great Places

    The fifth post-stop of the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail.

  • Post #6 Pondering the Ponderosa

    Post #6 Pondering the Ponderosa

    Interp information about Post #6, Pondering the Ponderosa, of Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #6 The Challenge To Survive

    Post #6 The Challenge to Survive

    Information about post stop #6 of the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #7 Beyond the Forest

    Post #7 Beyond the Forest

    Post #7, Beyond the Forest, marks the seventh stop along the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail.

  • Post #7 Fire as a Friend

    Post #7 Fire as a Friend

    Interp information for post #7 of Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #8 Lessons of Nature

    Post #8 Lessons of Nature

    Interp info about post 8 of elk mountain nature trail at wind cave national park.

  • Post #8 The Busybody

    Post #8 The Busybody

    Interp information about post #8, The Busybody, along the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail.

  • Post #9 Happy Trails

    Post #9 Happy Trails

    Interp information about post #9 of Elk Mountain Nature Trail at Wind Cave National Park.

  • Post #9 Life In the Rocks

    Post #9 Life In The Rocks

    Interp information about Post #9, Life in the Rocks, along the Rankin Ridge Nature Trail and Wind Cave National Park.

  • Prairie Vista Nature Trail

    A visitor walks their dog with the Prairie Vista trailhead sign in the background.
  • Rankin Ridge Nature Trail

    A fire tower rises above a hill of pine trees.
  • Sanctuary Trail

    The trail leads away from the trailhead sign along the edge of a ponderosa forest.
  • Stop #3: Minnelusa Formation

    a reddish and gray canyon wall with shrubs on both the top and bottom of the canyon

    Stop #3 on Wind Cave's geology driving tour.

  • Wind Cave Canyon Trail

    An old fire road leads through prairie grasses and is lined with pine trees on either side.