Guidebook for the Black Hills

Christopher
Christopher
Guidebook for the Black Hills

Food Scene

We make it a point to eat here at least once every time we visit.
135 locals recommend
Alpine Inn
133 Main Street
135 locals recommend
We make it a point to eat here at least once every time we visit.
6 locals recommend
Latchstring Restaurant
10619 Roughlock Falls Rd
6 locals recommend
6 locals recommend
Blue Bell Lodge
25453 SD-87
6 locals recommend
19 locals recommend
Bobkat's Old Fashion Purple Pie Place
19 Mt Rushmore Rd
19 locals recommend
12 locals recommend
Sage Creek Grille
611 Mt Rushmore Rd
12 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

83 locals recommend
Prairie Berry Winery
23837 US-385
83 locals recommend
This is the place to go if you enjoy gambling.
155 locals recommend
Deadwood
155 locals recommend
This is the place to go if you enjoy gambling.
Firehouse SmokeJumper Station
23858 US-385

Arts & Culture

13 locals recommend
Black Hills Playhouse
24834 S Playhouse Rd
13 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

19 locals recommend
Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road
Wildlife Loop Road
19 locals recommend
25 locals recommend
Needles Highway Scenic Overlook
South Dakota 87
25 locals recommend
Short easy hike with a swimming hole at the end.
38 locals recommend
Devils Bath Tub Trail
1917 Spearfish Canyon Hwy
38 locals recommend
Short easy hike with a swimming hole at the end.
Really strenuous but short and beautiful when you get to the top.
20 locals recommend
Buzzard's Roost
South Dakota 44
20 locals recommend
Really strenuous but short and beautiful when you get to the top.
The most beautiful and diverse trail in the Hills. Strenuous.
12 locals recommend
Sunday Gulch Trailhead
12 locals recommend
The most beautiful and diverse trail in the Hills. Strenuous.
This is an easy hike to a pretty view.
Mount Roosevelt Memorial
Mount Roosevelt Road
This is an easy hike to a pretty view.
It's a long trip but Devil's Tower is a really cool natural phenomenon that has taken on huge cultural significance. It's also an easy (paved the entire way) hike.
66 locals recommend
Devils Tower National Monument
Wyoming 110
66 locals recommend
It's a long trip but Devil's Tower is a really cool natural phenomenon that has taken on huge cultural significance. It's also an easy (paved the entire way) hike.
Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.
9 locals recommend
Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center
26611 US-385
9 locals recommend
Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.
Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.
Jewel Cave National Monument Visitor Center
Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.

Sightseeing

86 locals recommend
Spearfish Canyon
86 locals recommend
We recommend going at night for the lighting ceremony.
288 locals recommend
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
13000 South Dakota 244
288 locals recommend
We recommend going at night for the lighting ceremony.
Crazy Horse Tourist Center
12151 Ave of the Chiefs
This one's out of the way but it's unique enough that it's worth the trip if you've got the time. Check out the nuclear missile silo while you're here.
163 locals recommend
Badlands National Park
163 locals recommend
This one's out of the way but it's unique enough that it's worth the trip if you've got the time. Check out the nuclear missile silo while you're here.

Essentials

Small market with surprisingly good produce selection, great butcher shop, and an attached liquor store.
12 locals recommend
Krull's Market
531 E Main St
12 locals recommend
Small market with surprisingly good produce selection, great butcher shop, and an attached liquor store.
The Exxon station in Hill City has an attached laundromat and video rentals.
Exxon
201 Main St
The Exxon station in Hill City has an attached laundromat and video rentals.

Entertainment & Activities

We rent pontoon boats here every year and love it every time. Be sure to take the time to go back into Jenny Gulch for some cliff jumping and swimming.
11 locals recommend
Pactola Pines Marina
23060 Custer Gulch Rd
11 locals recommend
We rent pontoon boats here every year and love it every time. Be sure to take the time to go back into Jenny Gulch for some cliff jumping and swimming.
This is the best place to rent jet skis
Sheridan Lake Marina
16451 Sheridan Lake Rd
This is the best place to rent jet skis
Great place to rent four wheelers and snowmobiles. In the middle of miles of beautifully groomed trails. Ask for a map to the old salt mines.
Mt Meadow Store & Campground
11321 Gillette Prairie Rd
Great place to rent four wheelers and snowmobiles. In the middle of miles of beautifully groomed trails. Ask for a map to the old salt mines.
We've only gone on the horseback trail ride here once but we highly recommend it.
Blue Bell Stables
13389 Lame Johhny Rd
We've only gone on the horseback trail ride here once but we highly recommend it.
The best lake in the Black Hills if you want to swim and play on a beach.
Roubaix Lake
The best lake in the Black Hills if you want to swim and play on a beach.
Beautiful place to rent a paddle board or kayak.
66 locals recommend
Sylvan Lake
66 locals recommend
Beautiful place to rent a paddle board or kayak.
It's a bit of a drive from the cabin but Evans Plunge is the best indoor pool in the state. Fed by a naturally hot spring.
27 locals recommend
Evans Plunge Mineral Springs
1145 N River St
27 locals recommend
It's a bit of a drive from the cabin but Evans Plunge is the best indoor pool in the state. Fed by a naturally hot spring.