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Black Hills Fun

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Your stay in the Black Hills isn't complete unless you take time to see Mount Rushmore. Open 7 days a week, click here for more information about the Shrine of Democracy.

Crazy Horse Memorial

See history in the making. Crazy Horse Memorial, home of the world's largest mountain sculpture in progress, is on U.S. Highway 16/385 just 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore. Click here for more information about Crazy Horse Memorial.

Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns

On the road to Mt. Rushmore you will find Sitting Bull Caverns. Located just off Highway 16 about 10 minutes south of Rapid City, Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns is one of the coolest attractions in the Black Hills, literally! With cave temperatures around 45 degrees, you'll want to bring a sweater or jacket. To find out more about Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns, click here.

Jewel Cave National Monument

At 150+ miles, Jewel Cave is the second longest cave in the world. It is filled with calcite crystals and other wonders that make up the "jewels" of Jewel Cave National Monument located west of Custer in the southern Black Hills.

For more on Jewel Cave, click here.

Wind Cave National Park

American Indian stories dating back centuries speak of a "hole that breathes cool air" in the Black Hills. Cowboys came across a breathing hole in 1881 and the exploration of Wind Cave began. In 1903 Wind Cave, just north of Hot Springs in the Southern Black Hills, became the first cave anywhere in the world to be designated a national park.

Cave explorers are still finding new rooms and passages in Wind Cave, and at more than 132 miles it is the third longest in the U.S. and the fourth longest cave in the world.

For more about Wind Cave, click here.

Badlands National Park

View of Badlands scenery at sunset.

Deep canyons, towering spires, and flat-topped tables can all be found in the Badlands. Yet, despite their complex appearance, they are largely a result of two basic geologic processes: deposition and erosion. And they are still evolving today.

The Badlands is located south of Wall, SD off I90. For more information, click here.

Devils Tower National Monument

Located in the Wyoming portion of the Black Hills, Devils Tower rises 1267 feet above the Belle Fourche River.

This 1347 acre park is covered with pie forests, woodlands and grasslands. Deer, prairie dogs and other wildlife roam the park.

Also known as Bear Lodge, it is a sacred site to some American Indian tribes.

Devils Tower was proclaimed as the country's first national monument in 1906.

For more about Devils Tower, click here.