Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, South Dakota
Sylvan Lake, known as the crown jewel of Custer State Park, is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Created in 1881 when Theodore Reder built a dam across Sunday Gulch, it offers picnic areas, rock climbing, small rental boats, swimming, and hiking trails.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Custer, South Dakota
July 15-16, 2014
Holiday Inn Express Custer hotel, located conveniently off Highway 16.
Charming hotel in Custer, South Dakota. Situated in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, this contemporary Custer hotel is just minutes from several of South Dakota's most popular attractions including Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial and Custer State Park. Other nearby sights and attractions include Bear Country USA, Evans Plunge and Jewel Cave, the second longest cave in the world. Relax by the indoor, heated pool and work out in the fitness center. Also, make sure you try the complimentary hot breakfast bar that features their signature cinnamon rolls.
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Black Hills, South Dakota - Custer State Park - Full Tour (2019)
Custer State Park is a South Dakota State Park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills, United States. The park is South Dakota's largest and first state park, named after Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. The area originally started out as sixteen sections, but was later changed into one block of land because of the challenges of the terrain. The park began to grow rapidly in the 1920s and gained new land. During the 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corps built miles of roads, laid out parks and campgrounds, and built three dams that set up a future of water recreation at the park. In 1964 an additional 22,900 acres (93 km2) were added to the park. The park covers an area of over 71,000 acres (287 km2) of hilly terrain and is home to many wild animals.
The park is home to a famous herd of 1500 free roaming bison. Elk, coyotes, mule deer, white tailed deer, mountain goats, prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, river otters, pronghorn, cougars, and feral burros also inhabit the park. The park is famous for its scenery, its scenic drives (Needles Highway and the wildlife loop), with views of the bison herd and prairie dog towns. This park is easily accessible by road from Rapid City. Other nearby attractions are Wind Cave National Park, Mount Rushmore, Jewel Cave National Monument, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Badlands National Park.
Various movies have been filmed in Custer State Park, including The Last Hunt (1956), How the West Was Won (1962) and A Man Called Horse (1970).
South Dakota Highway 87 (SD 87) is a 37.894-mile-long (60.984 km) state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It travels through the Black Hills region. The highway's southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 385 (US 385), about 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Pringle, within the southwestern part of Wind Cave National Park. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with US 16/US 385 about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Hill City, within the east-central part of the Black Hills National Forest.
The highway travels through Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park. The northern 14 miles (23 km) of the highway is also known as the Needles Highway. The Needles Highway, along with the concurrency with US 16A, are also part of the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway. Portions of the highway are also a section of Custer State Park's Wildlife Loop.
After splitting from US 16A, the route is known as the Needles Highway. This segment is 14 miles (23 km) long. Finished in 1922, the highway is named after the high granite needles it winds among. Access to the Needles Highway requires a Custer State Park entrance license, making that portion of SD 87 a toll road. Along this stretch lies the Black Hills Playhouse. The highway passes through two tunnels blasted through sheer granite walls—Iron Creek Tunnel and Needles Eye Tunnel. Owing to the narrow roadway, sharp turns, and low tunnels, the road has very little traffic. The vehicles that do travel this road are almost exclusively sightseers.
Just after Needles Eye Tunnel, Highway 87 serves as the northern terminus of SD 89. After this junction, SD 87 has one more tunnel, Hood Tunnel. It then provides access to the Sylvan Lake Resort. The route finally ends at US 16/385 south of Hill City.
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Top 7 Places to Visit in South Dakota
Top 7 Places to Visit in South Dakota
There are so many places to visit in South Dakota that it's hard to narrow it down to just a few! This list comprises our favorites! We could have made it a top 10 but some places we didn't take any video or photos...so yeah, top 7 it is!
Number 7 - The Corn Palace
The Corn Palace is located in the town of Mitchell in the far South East of the state. The corn Palace or The Worlds Only Corn Palace as it deems itself is an arena in downtown Mitchell with outlandish onion shaped domes akin to St. Basil's cathedral in Russia. What makes the corn palace a roadside attraction is well...its corn. The building is decorated each year with thousands of ears, and husks of the stuff, all carefully arranged and nailed into place to create amazing patterns and pictures.
Number 6 - Wall Drug
If you Drive along the interstate 90 in South Dakota prepared to be onslaught with billboards and signs of every shape and size advertising Wall Drug Store. The story goes that wall drug owned by Ted Hustead in the 1930s was struggling to keep business until his wife Dorothy had the bright idea of advertising free ice water to travelers heading west to the Black Hills. Business began to boom and wall drug grew into the most curious collection of stores and shops you've ever seen. It really is more like a mall than anything else. Wall drug has got some great food, donuts, and delicious fudge in it's candy shop. Not to mention lots of photo ops and places for the kids to romp out back...oh and did we mention they still have free ice water!
Number 5 - Crazy Horse Memorial
The Crazy Horse Memorial is a monument under construction in the Black Hills representing the Native American leader Crazy Horse. The memorial is absolutely massive with all of Mt Rushmore being able to fit within a small portion of the top of it. The memorial and its work are overseen by the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, a non-profit seeking to educate people, and preserve the heritage and history of the native american peoples. The monument has been under construction since 1948 and is far from being completed, but the museums and film about the memorial make this a worthwhile stop.
Number 4 - Mt Rushmore National Memorial. Perhaps the most iconic attraction of South Dakota and one of the most recognized national memorials in the United States, Mt. Rushmore is an impressive feat of engineering. The monument features the 60 foot likenesses of 4 iconic United States Presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington. It was created between 1927 and 1941. There's no fee to visit the memorial, but you do have to pay to park. The bright side is that your parking fee covers you for a whole year. At night there is a special patriotic program put on by the rangers and they light up the mountain.
Number 3 - Reptile Gardens
Reptile Gardens is a tourist attraction Wild Animal Park housing an amazing collection of reptiles, birds, bugs, and amphibians. The Reptile gardens has an incredible collection of venomous snakes...we saw snakes here we had never seen in any other zoo. They also house Maniac and enormous 16 foot Salt water crocodile from Australia. Make sure to stop in to all the various shows included with your admission, especially the Alligator Show. Also make sure to go pet the giant tortoises.
Number 2 - Badlands National Park. The Badlands are a spectacular natural wonder of the American Plains. Badlands National park protects over 240 thousand acres of buttes, pinnacles, and mixed grass prairie. It was made a national park in the year 1978 and is such a unique place. The Badlands has several places to hike, picnic and learn about the flora, fauna, and ancient history of the area. The land was originally hunting grounds of many Native American tribes. It was originally the Lakota People that gave the area the origins of it's name. Definitely check out the Notch Trail if you plan a trip, and make sure to watch our Adventure 36 video where we hike it!
Number 1 - Custer State Park
Number one on our list is Custer State Park. Custer is massive state park of over 71,000 acres in the Black Hills of the state. It's a refuge for a large variety of wildlife including Pronghorn Antelope, Turkeys, and even a herd of 1500 American Bison. The park has ample opportunities for recreation, including hiking, camping, swimming, or just driving the scenic Needles highway. There are multiple visitors centers in the park and an excellent Junior Naturalist program. There is just so much to do here, especially if you enjoy the outdoors. This is one of our favorite state parks that we have ever visited, be sure to check out our video about it!
Did we miss any of your favorite places to go in this fantastic state? Leave us a comment if you've ever been to any of these places.
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Blue Bell Campground, Custer State Park, South Dakota
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Badlands Part 1 in 4k - A South Dakota Adventure. Door, Window, Notch, and Cliff Shelf Trails.
Our first time in Badlands National Park, and on our first day we explored the trails on the East side of the Park, and did a little off trail climbing too.
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Mount Rushmore and Oreville Campground --- Joyful Camping
What a fun time at MOUNT RUSHMORE!!! It was so exciting to visit this national monument. We made a long weekend of the visit and did activities in the area as well. If you have a chance to visit the monument I highly recommend taking the trip.
We stayed at Oreville Campground which was a nice (very short) drive to the monument and the campground itself was very peaceful. Although right by the main road we really didn't notice the road noise.
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Review of Lake Mitchell Campground
Short little video on this nice city park in Mitchell, South Dakota. I could not show the bathhouse because it was a very busy place the night we were there. However, the restrooms were clean but, dated. Lol at the end of this video I forget which state I was in.
Door Trail, Badlands National Park, South Dakota (Trip 4 Vid 4) United States
Door Trail in Badlands National Park is really beautiful. Be sure to watch your step, there is a lot of loose dirt that could cause you to lose your footing and fall. Take it easy.
Best Western - Sturgis Inn - Sturgis Hotels, South Dakota
Best Western - Sturgis Inn 3 Stars Hotel in Sturgis, South Dakota Within US Travel Directory Featuring a free hot breakfast, this Sturgis, South Dakota hotel is 1.
6 km away from Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame.
Each guest room is equipped with free Wi-Fi.
Cable TV is provided in every room at Best Western – Sturgis Inn, along with a hairdryer and ironing facilities.
A coffee machine is also included.
Caddy's Bar and Grill is located on site and serves American cuisine for lunch and dinner.
Guests can relax with a cocktail or play games during their visit.
An indoor pool and hot tub are available at Sturgis Inn Best Western.
For added convenience, a fitness centre and business centre are also offered.
Bear Butte State Park can be reached in 6 minutes’ drive.
Mount Rushmore National Monument is 80.
5 km away.
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Visiting Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, North Dakota, United States
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Visit to both Crazy Horse Memorial and Mt Rushmore National Memorial.wmv
Crazy Horse sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski and Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear dedicated their Crazy Horse Memorial dream on June 3, 1948.
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. Sculpted by Gutzon Borglum and later by his son Lincoln Borglum, Mount Rushmore features 60-foot (18 m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (in order from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
Comfort Inn & Suites | Black Hills: Custer, South Dak
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The Best Places to Visit in South Dakota
The Best Places to Visit in South Dakota
Welcome to South Dakota!
Whether you are looking for a back-to-nature experience in fascinating surroundings, some great museums and cultural attractions, or a chance to explore America’s Wild West legacy, you will find it all in South Dakota. You can visit Mount Rushmore, you can see the Crazy Horse Memorial, you can also see some amazing rock formations in Badlands National Park, enjoy natural hot springs, or enjoy museums and art galleries in Sioux Falls.
#1.Mount Rushmore
#2.Badlands National Park
#3.Deadwood
#4.Crazy Horse Memorial
#5.Custer State Park
#6.Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
#7.Sioux Falls
#8.The Corn Palace
#9.Wind Cave National Park
#10.Spearfish Canyon
A Great Plains Road Trip
A slide show of a road trip to the Great Plains including Chicago, Custer State Park, Sturgis motorcycle rally, Mount Rushmore, Devils Tower, Independence Rock, Tetons and Yellowstone.
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