Glorious fireworks on the 4th of July at Pageant Hill in Custer.
The George Mickelson Trail travels through beautiful scenery for 109 miles of rails-to-trails biking and hiking.
trap, it is a hoot nonetheless. After doing the "tourist thing" there we found ourselves immersed in one of nature's more exotic realms at Badlands National Park where a herd of bighorn sheep roamed freely. Just over the border in Wyoming we marveled at the unique rock formation of Devil's Tower National Monument, a place that featured prominently decades ago in the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind. With all of these things to do in the area, the Black Hills ought to be packed with visitors, but we've found it to be delightfully quiet and intimate compared to more famous destinations. If you're looking for some family fun a little off the beaten path, plan an expedition to the Black Hills like Lt. Col. George Custer did 146 years ago. FOR MORE INFORMATION Custer SD Tourism: https://visitcuster.com// Black Hills Tourism: https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/ Custer Black Hills Expedition History: https://blackhillsvisitor.com/ learn/1874-custer-expedition-to-the-black-hills/2/ George Mickelson Trail: https://gfp.sd.gov/parks/detail/george-s-- mickelson-trail/ Custer State Park: https://gfp.sd.gov/parks/detail/custer-state-park/ Sturgis Bike Week: ttps://sturgismotorcyclerally.com/
A bison saunters down the road at Custer State Park.
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