BLACK HILLS & BADLANDS REGION 1880 Town Conoco Gas Station & General Store ................................................................ 75 1880 Town-South Dakota’s Original ................. 75 1880 Train-Black Hills Central Railroad ....... 103 Alpine Inn ....................................................................... 100 America’s 250th Celebrations ....... 14, 45, 67, 80 Angostura Recreation Area .................................... 52 Badlands National Park ...............................9, 30, 48 Bear Butte State Park ............................................... 52 Bear Country USA ................................................88, 91 Belle Fourche........................................................ 14, 125 Belvidere East KOA / Exit 170 Journey .............. 75 Best Western Rapid City Ramkota Hotel ..........81 Big Thunder Gold Mine .............................................96 Biking .................................................................................53 Black Elk Peak .............................................................. 20 Black Hills Balloons ................................................. 104 Black Hills Caverns .....................................................86 Black Hills Escape Rooms....................................... 87 Black Hills National Forest .....................28, 30, 54 Black Hills Powwow ................................................... 67 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo ................. 26, 67 Black Hills Tour Company ....................................... 62 Black Hills Visitor Information Center ...... 37, 55 Box Elder .......................................................................... 79 Buffalo Gap National Grassland .......................... 47 Buffalo Hunt Coaster ................................................64 Buffalo Ridge Camp Resort .................................. 110 Buffalo Roundup & Arts Festival .....8, 15, 26, 67 Bullock Hotel ................................................................ 119 Camping ....................................................................57, 63 Casino Gaming ............................................................. 118 Cathedral Spires .......................................................... 20 Celebrity Boutique Hotel ........................................ 119 Centennial Trail.............................................................53 Central States Fair & Rodeo .................................. 67 Christmas Village ......................................................... 91 ClubHouse Hotel & Suites .......................................81 Comfort Inn & Suites Mt. Rushmore .................. 97 Crazy Horse Memorial® ....................7, 30, 104, 105 Custer State Park & Resorts ............8, 28, 51, 106 Custer, Custer Area Chamber of Commerce ......................................................107, 109 Custers Gulch RV Park & Campground ... 59, 108 D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery & Archives ..................................................30 Deadwood, Deadwood Chamber & Visitors Bureau .............................. 12, 15, 18, 115, 116 Devils Tower Country ..................................... 128, 129 Devils Tower National Monument .....46, 49, 128 Devils Tower Trading Post ..................................... 128 Dinosaur Park ................................................................ 87 Edgemont ........................................................................ 111 Events ......................................................................... 15, 66 Family Fun .......................................................................60 Fishing ...............................................................................56 Fort Hays Old West Town & Dinner Show ... 64, 91 Fort Meade Recreation Area.................................. 52 Fort Welikit Family Campground .........................59 Free Attractions ............................................................61 George S. Mickelson Trail ................................30, 53 Getting Here & Around .............................................39 Hansen Inn & Cabins .................................................. 76 Happy Holiday Resort Campground ........... 59, 91 High Country Guest Ranch ................................... 102 Hiking ..............................................................53, 95, 108 Hill City, Hill City Chamber of Commerce ...................................................... 100, 101 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Custer ................ 110 Holiday Inn Express Rushmore South ...............81 Horseback Riding ........................................................63 Hot Springs, Bid Board & Chamber of Commerce .........................................................111, 112 House of Scandinavia ................................................. 91 Hulett, WY ..................................................................... 128 Hunting .............................................................................56 Interior, Town of ............................................................ 72 Iron Mountain Road ....................................................95 Jewel Cave National Monument ............ 10, 30, 46 Kadoka, City of ...................................................... 72, 73 Kevin Costner’s Original Deadwood Tour ........117 Kevin Costner’s Tatanka Story of the Bison ...117 Keystone, Town of ...............................................93, 94 Lakota Culture...............................................................69 Lead, Lead Area Chamber of Commerce ...... 120 Lemmon, Lemmon Area Chamber of Commerce ............................................................... 125 Lewellyn Johns Recreation Area .......................... 52 Lodge at Deadwood, The ........................................ 118 Mammoth Site, The ..................................................... 111 Maps, Badlands ............................................................ 42 Maps, Black Hills .........................................................40 Maps, Devils Tower Region ..................................... 42 Maps, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ................ 42 Minuteman Missile National Historic Site ... 14, 46 Mitchell ...................................................................... 18, 72 Moorcroft, WY ............................................................. 128 Mount Rushmore Black Hills Gold Factory & Outlet Store................................................................84 Mt. Rushmore Concessions, Carvers’ Café ....45 Mt. Rushmore KOA & Lodge at Palmer Gulch ... 98 Mt. Rushmore National Memorial ....6, 20, 30, 44 Mt. Rushmore Tours ...................................................65 Murdo & Murdo Area Chamber of Commerce ..........................................................72, 74 National Parks & Monuments ................................43 National Presidential Wax Museum ............91, 96 Needles Highway ......................................................... 20 Newcastle, WY .............................................................127 Newton Fork Ranch ................................................... 101 Night Sky Viewing .......................................................49 Off-Road Riding ............................................................55 Oglala Lakota College Historical Center .......... 71 Oglala Lakota Living History Village .................. 71 Old MacDonald’s Farm ..............................................89 Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway ................................ 20 Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Chamber of Commerce ......................................................... 69, 70 Prairie Edge & Sioux Trading Post ...................... 87 Rapid City Regional Airport ....................................39 Rapid City, Visit Rapid City ...............14, 18, 80, 82 Rapid City/Black Hills KOA .....................................88 Reptile Gardens ..................................................... 90, 91 Rock Crest Lodge ....................................................... 110 Rocky Point Recreation Area ................................. 52 Rodeos ..............................................................................63 Roughlock Falls Nature Area ........................ 22, 52 Ruby House Restaurant ............................................ 91 Rush Mountain Adventure Park ...........................99 Rushmore Borglum Story ......................................... 91 Rushmore Cave .............................................................99 Rushmore Express & Family Suites ...................96 Rushmore Shadows ....................................................58 Rushmore Tramway Adventures ........................... 91 Shadehill Recreation Area ...................................... 52 Sheps Canyon Recreation Area............................ 52 Sightseeing/Guided Tours ...................................... 62 Sleepy Hollow Campground .................................. 77 South Dakota Air & Space Museum ................... 79 Spearfish Canyon Nature Area & Scenic Byway ................................................ 22, 30, 52 Spearfish, Visit Spearfish ............................122, 123 Sprockets Fun Foundry ............................................ 97 State Parks & Recreation Areas...........................50 Sticker Trail ....................................................................38 Sturgis ..............................................................................124 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally .........................15, 67, 124 Sundance, WY ............................................................. 128 Wall ...................................................................... 18, 23, 72 ADVERTISER & KEY POINTS OF INTEREST INDEX Wall Drug ......................................................................... 76 Waterfalls ........................................................................ 52 Western Experiences ........................................26, 63 Weston County & Weston County Travel Commission .....................................................127 Wind Cave National Park ...................11, 30, 46, 49 Wyoming Black Hills ................................................ 126 GLACIAL LAKES & PRAIRIES REGION Abbey of the Hills Inn & Retreat Center ......... 178 Aberdeen .....27, 31, 163-165, 170-171, 176, 179-180 Arlington ................................................................180-181 Bed & Breakfasts/Lodges/ Retreats ............................................. 178-179, 182, 185 Bramble Park Zoo ........ 31, 163-164, 170, 172, 185 Britton............................................................164-165, 181 Brookings ........ 19, 25, 27-28, 31, 163-165, 168-169, 170, 181 Brookings Summer Arts Festival.............165, 168 C&NW RR Depot Museum ..................................... 177 Campgrounds/SD State Parks ......................................................... 31, 164-165, 178-185 Casinos .................................................................183, 185 Castlewood .................................................................... 181 Children’s Museum of SD ...................................19, 25, 28, 31, 163, 168-170, 181 Clark .......................................................................... 15, 178 Clear Lake .............................................................181-182 County Line Campground ..................................... 164 De Smet ... 15, 23, 31, 163-165, 169, 178, 182-183 De Smet Super Deluxe Inn & Suites ................. 182 Double P Ranch .......................................................... 178 Faulkton ............................31, 163-164, 177, 179, 182 Fishing ...................................... 163, 169, 172, 174-185 Flandreau....................................................................... 183 Fort Sisseton Historic State Park ........................................................... 14, 31, 164-165, 185 Glacial Lakes & Prairies Region ..........................14-15, 19, 23, 27-28, 31, 37, 162-185 Glacial Lakes Hunting & Guide Service ......... 179 Grandstay Hotel & Suites ...................................... 184 HuntFishSD.com ...............................................176, 179 Hunting ............................163, 166-167, 172, 176-179 Huron .................. 15, 23, 31, 163, 165-167, 170, 183 Ingalls Homestead ................. 23, 31, 164, 169, 182 Lake Norden ................................................................. 179 Lake Preston .................................................................. 23 Laura Ingalls Wilder ................................ 15, 23, 31, 163-165, 169, 182-183 Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant .........................................................15, 163-165, 169, 182 Little Town on the Prairie .............................................. 23, 163-165, 169, 182-183 Lodging ..............................................169, 178, 180-185 McCrory Gardens ...................................... 19, 168, 181 Mellette House ................................... 19, 31, 163, 179 Milbank ....................................................... 165, 183-184 Murals ..........................................31, 164, 168, 177, 183 Museums & Art Galleries ............... 19, 31, 164-185 Native American Culture ......... 165, 174, 183, 185 Nicollet Tower .............................................19, 163-164 Pickler Mansion ..............................163-164, 177, 179 Powwows .................................. 15, 165, 174, 183, 185 Redfield .................................................................177, 184 Redlin Art Center ......19, 27, 31, 163-164, 172-174 Restaurants .........................................................180-185 Retail .............................................................173, 180-185 Rodeos ............................................................................ 165 Royal River Casino..................................................... 183 Schmidt’s Landing .................................................... 178 SD Agricultural Heritage Museum ............................................................19, 31, 164, 168, 181 Service Directories ..........................................178-185 Sica Hollow State Park ..................19, 28, 163, 184 Sisseton ..................14-15, 19, 31, 162-165, 174, 184 244 // #HiFromSD
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