Vanocker Canyon At a Glance Distance: 49 miles Trip Length: 1/2 day Start/Stop Sturgis or Deadwood Ride trails, roam nature and revel in Old West history on this woodsy, winding drive that’s treasured by motorcyclists, ATVers and autumn leaf-peepers alike. Vanocker Canyon Top Stops Bear Butte State Park Witness striking geological formations and Indigenous traditions at this park just northeast of Sturgis. SPEARFISH AREA OF DETAIL 79 Sturgis Learn about motorbike pioneers and feast your eyes on the iconic choppers at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame . Immerse yourself in military history at Old Fort Meade Museum . And gaze at sprawling vineyards while sipping bubbly at Belle Joli Winery Sparkling House . 14A Bear Butte State Park 34 90 Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame 85 Sturgis Deadwood Lead Belle Joli Winery Sparkling House NOCKER C A YON RD. VA N Old Fort Meade Museum Sturg Sturgis Trail System Explore miles of open nature on the Sturgis Trail System, which weaves through Vanocker Canyon beginning just south of town. h C an earf Sp n yo Are a ture Na Nemo Things have quieted down since Nemo’s days as a timber camp for the famed Homestake Mine. Find peace at a rustic cabin at Nemo Guest Ranch , or rent an ATV to explore 700 miles of trails. Be sure to visit the American flag that waves high above Nemo for a patriotic photo op. NEMO 385 RD. 90 Nemo Guest Ranch Nemo Nemo Flag SitE Black Hills National Forest Bear Butte State Park Deadwood Step into the boots of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and other Western icons in Deadwood, a National Historic Landmark brimming with music venues large and small. 36 // #HiFromSD
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