Parks & Monuments

Monumental works of man and nature – the Black Hills contain a plethora of national and state parks, monuments, memorials and scenic byways.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

America's Shrine of Democracy

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Crazy Horse Memorial

The World's Largest Mountain Carving in Progress.

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Custer State Park

World-famous wildlife destination also boasts scenic drives, historic sites, fishing lakes, resorts and campgrounds

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Badlands National Park

244,000 acres of other-wordly buttes, pinnacles and spires

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Black Hills National Forest

“Black Hills” comes from the Lakota words Paha Sapa, which mean “hills that are black.”

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Devils Tower National Monument

The nation’s first national monument

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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Remember fallout shelters, Sputnik and the missile gap? Remember duck-and cover-drills, the Iron Curtain, the Red Scare and first-strike capability? The deadly drama underlying the Cold War is relived at Minuteman Missil

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Wind Cave National Park

Experience the nation’s fourth-largest known cave

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Jewel Cave National Monument

One of the longest caves in the world

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Angostura State Recreation Area

Black Hills haven for fishing, swimming, boating or a day on the beach.

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Bear Butte State Park

Mato Paha or “Bear Mountain” is the Lakota name given to this sacred mountain.

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Roughlock Falls State Nature Area

Scenic wonder that truly is a Black Hills gem

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Rocky Point State Recreation Area

Orman Dam creates the 8,000-acre Belle Fourche Reservoir. Enjoy camping at 57 electrical sites ($19/nt), 5 nonelectrical group camping pods ($15/nt) or 2 camping cabins ($40/nt). We have a comfort station, dump station, fish cleaning area & boat launch ramps. This popular lake yields walleye & black crappies, as well as both smallmouth & white bass. Park entrance license required.

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