Guides
The highpoint of South Dakota in the Black Hills
This granite 7,242 ft mountin lies in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. There is a historic stone firetower at th etop that is no longer in use but is open to the public to check out. The trail in to the peak takes you past amazing granite towers rising out of the hills. It is a very unique geological area.
Trips
Sunday Gulch Loop to Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park, SD
Custer, South Dakota, United States
Hiking | 4.4 miles
Hiking | 4.4 miles
This was a sweet loop hike with an unexpectedly delightful lake half way around. Typically the hike would begin at Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park, but we were driving our camper and there was a tunnel which we couldn't fit through so we approached from the north, and used a forest road to get to the trail. An added bonus is that because we did not enter through the State Park,...
Black Hills Nat'l Forest / Hwy 244 Loop Walk
Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, United States
Hiking | 6.8 miles
Hiking | 6.8 miles
A walk/hike outing from our National Forest dry camp. Walk SE on FR 460 to 460 1E. Go NE. Walk to FR 460 1F, not marked that I could see, a small mess of trails, take the one that goes SE, not S or SW. Walk to FR 350. Go N. Get to Palmer Creek Trailhead on the E side of the road and walk toward Lost Cabin Trail #2 (the sign...
Recorded return hike from Harney Peak, highest point in SD, down trails 3 and 4 to the turnoff to the Little Devil's Tower trail.
A couple of the guys in my field geology course and I hiked Harney Peak during our day off. We took some photos and ate lunch at the top. We could see a thunderstorm building on the horizon quickly moving our way. Just after lunch we headed back down the mountain so we could beat the storm.On our way down we ran into a retired couple. The husband was sitting on a...
The 2011 Rushmore Pilgrimage Hike. Troop 114 hiked the Lincoln Trail beginning at the Samelius Trail Head and ending at Mt. Rushmore. The weather was perfect for a hike, sunny with a slight breeze in the 70's. We had 10 boys and 5 adults hike. They all completed the hike. One boy and 3 adults did not hike, they met us at the lunch stop with sandwich stuff and then cooked supper...
Hartford Beach State Park - Aspen Springs Trail
Linden Beach, South Dakota, United States
Hiking | 0.7 miles
Hiking | 0.7 miles
Hartford Beach State Park - Prehistoric Village Trail
Hartford Beach, South Dakota, United States
Hiking | 0.3 miles
Hiking | 0.3 miles
Bo an I decided to hike to Mount Rushmore from the camp ground, rather than deal with all the traffic.
Cold Brook Canyon, Wind Cave National Park
Cold Spring II (historical), South Dakota, United States
Hiking | 10.5 miles
Hiking | 10.5 miles
Aborted due to MASSIVE field of poison ivy.
