Rapid City, South Dakota Travel Information

Badlands National Park, Mount Rushmore, & the Black Hills, South Dakota Nature provides a fitting backdrop for the widely recognized Mount Rushmore National Memorial in western South Dakota, where the faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincol... Rapid City, SD

Black Hills and Badlands: From Badlands National Park to Mount Rushmore National Memorial Stunning buttes, canyons, badlands, and hills will be your driving companions. You’ll pass through the exquisitely restored gold-rush town of Deadwood, then retreat to the vast wildlife preserve of Cu... Rapid City, SD

Black Hills North Area Campgrounds History hides in seemingly every draw and canyon in these hills. Many tales and log cabins of the Old West are shared among the ponderosa pine trees blanketing the hillsides. Such colorful characters ... Rapid City, SD

Black Hills, Badlands, & Mt. Rushmore, SD South Dakota’s natural beauty and unusual geological features, plus its Wild West history and Native American presence, combine to offer families, especially city dwellers, an interesting landscape fo... Rapid City, SD

Rapid City, South Dakota To “lay out a Denver” was what the city founders—a group of unlucky miners— had in mind for Rapid City more than one hundred years ago. The city hasn’t reached the population base of Denver, Colorado,... Rapid City, SD

Other Activities

• Rapid City and Western South Dakota Off the Beaten Path Travel

Spring Creek Loop Trail (Distance: 11.0 mi) The trail winds through woods on a ridge above Spring Creek and can be hiked on its own or as part of the Flume Trail.

Hill City, SD - Hiking - length:3 mi

Spring Creek Loop Trail (Distance: 11.1 mi) A flat loop trail through woods on a ridge above Spring Creek, which can be included as an addition to the Flume Trail or simply hiked on its own.

Hill City, SD - Hiking - length:3 mi

Boulder Hill (Distance: 11.4 mi) A short but steep ascent to the top of a high, rocky outcropping, offering dramatic views.

Hill City, SD - Hiking - length:2 mi

Flume Trail (Distance: 13.1 mi) A fascinating trek through one of the historic gold-mining areas in the Black Hills. The trail follows, in part, an old flume bed.

Hill City, SD - Hiking - length:14 mi

Iron Mountain Loop Trail (Distance: 18.1 mi) A loop taking hikers from mountaintop to forest floor while threading over streams, into small valleys flanked by rock formations, and through park-like settings cut by beaver dams.

Custer, SD - Hiking - length:5 mi

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Rapid City Rapid City Exec. Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1323 yards, par 29 0.8 miles from center of Rapid City, South Dakota

La Croix Links YMCA Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 1205 yards, par 27 2.4 miles from center of Rapid City, South Dakota

Fountain Springs Fountain Springs Golf Club Public, 9 holes 2880 yards, par 35 2.4 miles from center of Rapid City, South Dakota

Meadowbrook Meadowbrook Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 7054 yards, par 72 2.7 miles from center of Rapid City, South Dakota

Executive Meadowbrook Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 6933 yards, par 72 2.7 miles from center of Rapid City, South Dakota

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