

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Annual New Year's Eve Hike at Wind Cave National Park
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 31 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 am – Wed, 31 Dec, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: UPDATED 12/24/25: Due to severe storm damage, this hike location has changed from Rankin Ridge to THE PRAIRIE VISTA TRAIL MEET at the WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTER, which is also the trailhead.  

Join South Dakota Volunteer Naturalist Paul Schweitzer for a New Year’s Eve nature hike on the Prairie Vista Trail. After, we will toast to a new year with hot cocoa! Bring your own mug; hot chocolate will be provided. The hike is a one-mile loop with approximately 150 feet of elevation gain on uneven terrain. Dress for the weather with sturdy hiking boots. All ages welcome!

Meet at the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center: 26611 US HWY 385, Hot Springs, SD. The trailhead is at the visitor center. Bathrooms and water bottle filling stations are available. 

PLEASE LEAVE PETS AT HOME

Hike is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hot-springs/annual-new-years-eve-hike-at-wind-cave-national-park/200029297195732
- **Event Categories**: new-year, trips-adventures, trekking
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 168

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029297195732?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hot+springs-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hot Springs
- **state**: SD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Wind Cave National Park
- **lat**: 43.556476064315
- **long**: -103.47848766575
- **full address**: Wind Cave National Park, 27316 Wind Cave Rd, Hot Springs, SD 57747, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Black Hills Parks & Forests Association (https://allevents.in/org/black-hills-parks-and-forests-association/25951836)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 31 Dec, 2025 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wind Cave National Park, 27316 Wind Cave Rd, Hot Springs, SD 57747, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Black Hills Parks & Forests Association
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** new-year, trips-adventures, trekking
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Annual New Year's Eve Hike at Wind Cave National Park ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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