Hot Springs visitor statistics for Wind Cave National Park

People come from all over to see Wind Cave. RecIndex helps tourism teams in Hot Springs learn who those park visitors are and how to reach more of them.

602.3KPark visits, January–October 2026
$48.64MSpent nearby by park visitors, 2024
Rapid CityTop home market for Recreation.gov bookings near Hot Springs

RecIndex shows tourism boards who's visiting the parks and public land nearby. We pull the numbers for the parks around Hot Springs into one dashboard and keep it up to date, so your team doesn't have to dig through government reports to plan a campaign.

Where Hot Springs's visitors live

See which cities the people booking campsites, permits and tours around Hot Springs come from, and which ones are growing. Put your ad budget where your visitors already live, down to the ZIP code.

Home markets · Hot Springs
MarketBookingsShare
1Rapid City, SD
98 more markets and their ZIP codes

When to reach them

Many people book a trip to Hot Springs months before they arrive. We chart when they book alongside when they show up, so you know when to start advertising for each season.

Booking season · Hot Springs
When people book, and when they arrive
Your booking and travel months

What to show your board

See how visitation around Hot Springs is trending and what it means for local businesses, in a form that's ready to share with your board.

Board summary · Hot Springs
Park visits, this year against last
2026 against last year, every month
Canyon country at dusk

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