Food Scene
Alpine Inn
133 Main Street We make it a point to eat here at least once every time we visit.
Latchstring Restaurant
10619 Roughlock Falls RdBlue Bell Lodge
25453 SD-87Bobkat's Old Fashion Purple Pie Place
19 Mt Rushmore RdSage Creek Grille
611 Mt Rushmore RdDrinks & Nightlife
Prairie Berry Winery
23837 US-385Deadwood
This is the place to go if you enjoy gambling.
Firehouse SmokeJumper Station
23858 US-385Arts & Culture
Black Hills Playhouse
24834 S Playhouse RdParks & Nature
Custer State Park Wildlife Loop Road
Wildlife Loop RoadNeedles Highway Scenic Overlook
South Dakota 87Devils Bath Tub Trail
1917 Spearfish Canyon Hwy Short easy hike with a swimming hole at the end.
Buzzard's Roost
South Dakota 44Really strenuous but short and beautiful when you get to the top.
The most beautiful and diverse trail in the Hills. Strenuous.
12 locals recommend
Sunday Gulch Trailhead
The most beautiful and diverse trail in the Hills. Strenuous.
Mount Roosevelt Memorial
Mount Roosevelt RoadThis is an easy hike to a pretty view.
It's a long trip but Devil's Tower is a really cool natural phenomenon that has taken on huge cultural significance. It's also an easy (paved the entire way) hike.
66 locals recommend
Devils Tower National Monument
Wyoming 110 It's a long trip but Devil's Tower is a really cool natural phenomenon that has taken on huge cultural significance. It's also an easy (paved the entire way) hike.
Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.
9 locals recommend
Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center
26611 US-385 Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.
Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.
Jewel Cave National Monument Visitor Center
Great for a rainy or hot day because the hike is all down hill and all indoors at a depth where it's a comfortable even cool temperature.
Sightseeing
Spearfish Canyon
We recommend going at night for the lighting ceremony.
288 locals recommend
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
13000 South Dakota 244 We recommend going at night for the lighting ceremony.
Crazy Horse Tourist Center
12151 Ave of the ChiefsThis one's out of the way but it's unique enough that it's worth the trip if you've got the time. Check out the nuclear missile silo while you're here.
163 locals recommend
Badlands National Park
This one's out of the way but it's unique enough that it's worth the trip if you've got the time. Check out the nuclear missile silo while you're here.
Essentials
Small market with surprisingly good produce selection, great butcher shop, and an attached liquor store.
12 locals recommend
Krull's Market
531 E Main St Small market with surprisingly good produce selection, great butcher shop, and an attached liquor store.
Exxon
201 Main StThe Exxon station in Hill City has an attached laundromat and video rentals.
Entertainment & Activities
We rent pontoon boats here every year and love it every time. Be sure to take the time to go back into Jenny Gulch for some cliff jumping and swimming.
11 locals recommend
Pactola Pines Marina
23060 Custer Gulch RdWe rent pontoon boats here every year and love it every time. Be sure to take the time to go back into Jenny Gulch for some cliff jumping and swimming.
Sheridan Lake Marina
16451 Sheridan Lake RdThis is the best place to rent jet skis
Great place to rent four wheelers and snowmobiles. In the middle of miles of beautifully groomed trails. Ask for a map to the old salt mines.
Mt Meadow Store & Campground
11321 Gillette Prairie RdGreat place to rent four wheelers and snowmobiles. In the middle of miles of beautifully groomed trails. Ask for a map to the old salt mines.
Blue Bell Stables
13389 Lame Johhny RdWe've only gone on the horseback trail ride here once but we highly recommend it.
Roubaix Lake
The best lake in the Black Hills if you want to swim and play on a beach.
Sylvan Lake
Beautiful place to rent a paddle board or kayak.
It's a bit of a drive from the cabin but Evans Plunge is the best indoor pool in the state. Fed by a naturally hot spring.
27 locals recommend
Evans Plunge Mineral Springs
1145 N River StIt's a bit of a drive from the cabin but Evans Plunge is the best indoor pool in the state. Fed by a naturally hot spring.