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BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND WALL DRUGS

Door Trail1-mile loop, handicapped accessible, marker-guided, starts from the

Door/Window/Notch Trails parking lot

Window Trail¼-mile loop, mostly boardwalk, starts from the same area as the Door Trail, view to a break in the Badland’s wall that overlooks an incredible

canyon.

Cliff Shelf Nature Trail½-mile loop, fairly easy with stairs and, graded-gravel path

Fossil Exhibit Trail¼-mile round-trip, full boardwalk, informational trail showcases fossils and

the ancient flora/fauna that once roamed this great expanse.

MODERATE TO EASY BADLANDS HIKES

MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Delta-01 Launch Control Facility Tour

$12.00 - Adult $8.00 - Youth ages 6-16 must be accompanied by an adult

Advanced Reservations Requiredhttps://www.nps.gov/mimi/index.htm

✓ Hot Springs✓ Wind Cave National Park✓ Jewel Cave National Monument

✓ Custer State Park✓ Mt. Rushmore National Memorial✓ Crazy Horse Memorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRiE77JDBQs

Per car$8 per day

$20 for 7 days

Elk

Bison

Coyotes

Mule deer

White tailed deer

Mountain goats

Prairie dogs

Bighorn sheep

River otters

Pronghorn

Cougars

Feral burros

Snakes

71,000 acres

Museum

Junior Naturalist Program

Guided Hikes

Interpretive Programs

Summer Playhouse

Chuck Wagon Cookouts

Guided Trail Rides

September Bison Roundup

3 Scenic Routes

Lodges, Cabins & Campgrounds

Blue Bell LodgeCreekside Lodge

Sylvan Lake Lodge Legion Lake Lodge

State Game Lodge

Mount Coolidge Lookout and Fire Tower

Black Hills Playhouse

Badger Hole

Best Viewing time: Morning

Grounds open at 5am

Buildings open at 8am

Interpretive Programs

Ranger-led Walks

Evening Lighting Ceremony

Presidential Trail & Heritage Village

No entry fee – parking fee $11/$5 seniors

Allot about 1.5- 2 hours

Work in Progress since 1948

Museum/Interpretive Center

Summer Speakers Series

Evening Laser Show

Annual Night Blasts (June 26 & Sept 6)

Trails

$12 person/$30 car

Bus to Base @ $4 person

Van to Top @ $ ???

Allow 1- 1.5 hours

MODERATE TO EASY HIKES IN SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS

Presidential Trail at Mount Rushmore0.6-mile loop, fairly easy though numerous steps

Sylvan Lake Shore Trail in Custer1 mile loop, easy except traversing rocks behind lake

Named for barometricwinds at its entrance,this maze of passages ishome to boxwork, aunique formation rarelyfound elsewhere

Ranger-guided tours daily

moderate to strenuous

Ranger-guided tours dailymoderately strenuous to

strenuous

Book in Advance

The third longest cave inthe world is named for thecalcite crystals at entrance

Small western city bursting with tourists in summer.• Hotels/motels, themed

campgrounds• Shops & Restaurants• Old West Town

Smaller western towns geared to summer tourists.• Hotels/motels, themed

campgrounds• Shops & Restaurants• Wax Museum, Mini Golf ,

Flight Tours & more

✓ Deadwood✓ Spearfish Canyon

✓ Sturgis✓ Lead✓ Bear Butte

VIA US 385

Black Hills Mining Museum

Sanford Lab HomestakeVisitor Center

Lead-Deadwood Arts Center

Historic Homestake Opera House

August Bike Week

Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame

Black Hills Nat’l Cemetery

Old Fort Mead Museum

Iron Horse Saloon

Old Saloon #10

Tatanka: Story of the Bison

Days of ’76 Museum

Casinos

1$ Trolley

Shootouts

June Wild Bill Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfOa9EZKNgQ

From Deadwood to Sturgis via Spearfish loop approximately 1.5 hour drive time (plus stops)

Self-guided tour: http://www.spearfishcanyon.com/scenicbyway/tour.htmDances With Wolves: https://www.filmquest.co/locations/spearfish-canyon/ DEER – MT. GOATS – PORCUPINES - BOBCATS

Roughlock Falls Trail2 miles round-trip, paved, handicap accessible, very little elevation gain, off Roughlock Falls Road, views

of the canyon walls and Little Spearfish Creek

Little Spearfish Falls Nature Trail¾-mile trail , easy, not paved, located directly across the road from the Spearfish Canyon Lodge

EASY HIKES IN SPEARFISH CANYON

http://www.spearfishcanyon.com/landscape/hiking.html

https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/blog/2015-03-31/four-hours-spearfish-canyonyour-super-quick-guide

A sacred mountain to many Native Americans

A place where the creator has chosen to communicate with them through visions and prayer

6 miles northeast of Sturgis off SD Hwy 79

Summit Trail: 1.85 milesLake Trail: 2.5 milesNorthernmost point of 111-mile SD Centennial Trail

RAPID CITY AIRPORT - WALL (1) – BADLANDS VISITOR CENTER & CIRCLE DRIVE –CUSTER STATE PARK (3) – DEADWOOD STOP – SPEARFISH CIRLCE DRIVE (1) – STURGESS STOP – RAPID CITY AIRPORT

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