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South Dakota Guide

The Mount Rushmore State

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Window & Notch Trails, Badlands National Park’s East End

Even before I arrived at Badlands National Park, I knew I was going to love it. It’s my kind of place, full of bizarre landscapes ...

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Custer State Park: Wildlife Loop

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Wind Cave National Park

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Needles Highway, Peter Norbeck Scenic Highway, Black Hills

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Rapid City, South Dakota: Dinosaur Park

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

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Spearfish Canyon Byway: US Alt-14

For one final scenic experience in South Dakota’s Black Hills, before heading back into Wyoming, I decided to drive the ...

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Aug 6, 2016

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Lead, South Dakota

Lead isn’t quite as exciting as it’s pro-gambling neighbor, Deadwood. There aren’t as many tourist-targeted attractions here, with the exception ...

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Aug 6, 2016

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Deadwood, South Dakota

I almost decided not to drive into Deadwood. US 385 hits US 85, right in between Deadwood and Lead, and ...

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Aug 6, 2016

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Mount Rushmore National Monument At Dusk: Lighting Ceremony

I thought I’d start off this page with a picture of a scene that stirs patriotism and pride in America: ...

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Needles Highway, Peter Norbeck Scenic Highway, Black Hills

The Needles section of Custer State Park is definitely the most exciting part of the park, and it’s the area ...

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Custer State Park: Wildlife Loop

South Dakota’s first state park takes up a lot of real estate in the middle of the Black Hills. I ...

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Wind Cave National Park: Rankin Ridge Fire Tower & Trail

After you’ve left the actual cave, you’ll still spend a while in Wind Cave National Park, as you drive across ...

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Aug 6, 2016

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Wind Cave National Park

Since the weather wasn’t cooperating, I decided to go someplace where the weather didn’t matter. Wind Cave National Park is ...

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Aug 6, 2016

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Black Hills: Keystone. Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse

I was headed somewhat aimlessly into the Black Hills, as I headed south out of Rapid City. I knew there ...

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Rapid City, South Dakota: Dinosaur Park

I started Day 6 with one of the most obvious tourist attractions in Rapid City. In the middle of town, ...

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Badlands National Park: Scenic Drive at Sunset

With just an hour or two before dark, I decided to drive eastbound across Badlands National Park’s scenic loop road. It ...

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Aug 5, 2016

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Badlands’ West End: Sage Creek Rim Road, Prairie Dogs

The pavement may turn north, signaling an end to the loop drive through Badlands National Park, but it doesn’t have ...

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Badlands National Park Scenic Drive

Norbeck Pass instantly became my favorite spot in Badlands National Park. The park’s scenic road curves gracefully through the pass, ...

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Saddle Pass Trail, Badlands National Park

You’ve just left the Ben Reifel Visitor Center behind, along with the intersection with the road that leads to the ...

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Cliff Shelf Nature Trail & Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Badlands NP

After you drop down the hill from the Door/Window/Notch trail area, the next hiking opportunity is at Cliff Shelf Nature ...

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Window & Notch Trails, Badlands National Park’s East End

Even before I arrived at Badlands National Park, I knew I was going to love it. It’s my kind of ...

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

If you’re old enough, at some time during your childhood, you saw some cold-war movie where the U.S. and Soviet ...

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Aug 5, 2016

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Wall, South Dakota: Wall Drug Store

I decided to devote Day 5 to Badlands National Park, but on the way, something told me I had to ...

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Aug 5, 2016

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Ardmore, South Dakota (Ghost Town) and Route 71

Don’t expect a big welcome as you cross the state line from Nebraska into South Dakota. In fact, your arrival ...

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