Custer State Park is famous for its bison herds, other wildlife, scenic drives, historic sites, visitor centers, fishing lakes, resorts, campgrounds and interpretive programs.
Devils Tower National Monument, a unique and striking geologic wonder steeped in Indian legend, is a modern day national park and climbers' challenge. Devils Tower sits across the state line in northeast Wyoming. The Tower is a solitary, stump-shaped granite formation that looms 1,267 feet above the tree-lined Belle Fourche River Valley, like a skyscraper in the country.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a large-scale mountain sculpture by artist Gutzon Borglum. The figures of America's most prominent U.S. presidents--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt—represent 150 years of American history.
The Memorial is located near Keystone in the Black Hills of South Dakota, roughly 30 miles from Rapid City.
Ski Snow Base: 18-24 in
Snow Trails: Fair
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Entertainment for everyone!
They stand tall, these two mountains just southwest of Lead-Deadwood, SD. Up to 7,076 feet — tall enough to gather in the pure Western snows from the storm clouds blowing from Wyoming.
On average, about 150 inches of snow falls at the Black Hills’ ski mountains annually. That’s about 13 feet of “white gold.†With a little luck, we’re skiing by Thanksgiving at Ski Mystic Deer Mountain and nearby Terry Peak Ski Area. The snowpack continues to deepen until March or early April.
