Outdoor Recreation

There are 1.2 million beautiful acres of the Black Hills National Forest in western South Dakota.

Trails

The Black Hills are full of monumental works of both man and nature, evident too in the world-class hiking, biking, motorized and non-motorized trail offerings one can find here.

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Hiking & Backpacking

The uncrowded, natural surroundings of Western South Dakota are ideal for walking, hiking and backpacking.

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Canoeing & Kayaking

Canoeing and kayaking on the waters of the Black Hills and

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Wildlife Viewing, Animals & Bird Watching

Expect lots of close encounters of the “wild” kind when you visit the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota.

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Caves & Cave Tours

Explore the mysterious depths of the underground world in many of the caves that are home to the Black Hills. The Black Hills is also home of two caves that happen to be National Parks.

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Snowmobiling

Snowmobiling has really come of age in the Black Hills with the development of a 350-mile network of marked, mapped and groomed snowmobile trails.

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Biking

Bicycle Touring & Road Cycling

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Trail, Wagon Rides & Horse Camps

Gentle horses. Expert guides and wranglers. Great scenery. They all add up to Trail Ride, a great way for amateur (even never-ever) riders to enjoy being a cowboy in the great outdoors.

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Fishing & Ice Fishing

In South Dakota, the fishing season never closes! Which makes the pursuit of trout in the streams and lakes of the Black Hills a year-round sport. You can catch walleyes, northern pike, bluegills and crappies too-but trout top the list for Hills sportsmen.

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Hunting

Autumn is big game hunting time in western South Dakota. And the hunting opportunities are distinctly divided between prairie/range-land habitat and the mountainous Black Hills.

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Water Sports

In the Black Hills of South Dakota water sports are an important element of enjoying the outdoors.

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Rock & Ice Climbing

Rock climbing in the Black Hills is a perfect way for friends and families to add some adventure to their vacation.

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Golfing

Black Hills golf courses twist deep into pine forests, cross rushing trout streams and open up to distractingly spectacular mountain vistas.

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Photography

If it’s photo opportunities you want, you’ll hit the jackpot in the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota.

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Skiing & Snowboarding

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.

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Geocaching

If the coordinates N 44 17.849 W 103 48.471 mean anything to you, then you’re probably into geocaching. Using your Global Positioning Device and a published longitude and latitude, you try to locate a treasure, or cache, which someone has hidden at those coordinates.

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