We were fortunate enough to have visited the Black Hills area this past summer. It was one of the greatest vacations ever! We toured Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Deadwood. All of the sightseeing opportunities are within close driving proximity, and the road trips are half of the fun! Spearfish Canyon is absolutely beautiful. I enjoyed Custer State Park more... more

Not much knowing what to expect, we set out for the Black Hills for several days. Although almost entirely tourist oriented, western South Dakota provided extraordinary scenery and excellent activities. Just understand that a lot of driving is involved in getting to everything, including tricky mountain roads (this is the edge of the Rocky Mountains, after all). Lodging of all... more

Just got back from the Black Hills in South Dakota. It is an awesome place for a family vacation. We stayed in Custer on the first night, just relaxed and toured town. Day two was the trip to Mt. Rushmore via Custer State park to Sylvan lake. Drove past cathedral spires and over Neddles road to Iron Horse Mtn road.... more

We recently returned from vacationing in the Black Hills of South Dakota and I must say it was one of the best vacations we ever had because there is so many wonderful things to see and do here! This was our itinerary: We stayed in Rapid City at the Comfort Inn I-90 (see my review of this hotel). Arrived late... more

This land contains some of the most familar imagry in the US - Mount Rushmore and Devil's Tower - but is not as visited as some other Western destinations due to its relative isolation. It's not near any major cities (Denver, the closest, is some 400 miles from here) and it is separated by hundreds of miles of yecchy Wyoming... more

The black hills in South Dakota offers many winding roads that take you up and down with spectacular views. One fun drive is Iron Mountain Road. Head out of Custer State Park area and go TOWARDS Keystone. If you go from Keystone out you miss all the good views!! As you enter the tunnels, you get to see Mount Rushmore... more

We visited the Black Hills area in July 07. My husband and I took along our daughters ages 18 months and 3.5 years in our fifth wheel camper. I'll tell you what we did as we focused our visits on places we thought would work well for them at this age. We thought we could always come back when they... more

It's been a while since we were in the Black Hills area and my husband and I decided to take a long weekend trip there. What a beautiful area with so much to see and do--seems we forget the wonders of our own backyard! It is off season right now so some things were closed but still plenty of activity... more

We traveled thru the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota from Sept. 4th to the 11th. It was fabulous! We made Rapid City our base and stayed at the Grand Gateway (read my review for that hotel)...it truly is Grande and very reasonable. The only thing we regret is that we didn't allow ourselves more time to see things.... more