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Thunderhead Falls
10940 W. Hwy 44
Rapid City, SD 57702
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Coyote Blues Village B&B $113 4.5 mi 7.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Bavarian Inn Motel & Restaurant $74 7.7 mi 12.4 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Happy Holiday Resort Motel $62 9.3 mi 15.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Canyon Lake Resort N/A 9.4 mi 15.2 km 3 of 5 stars
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The Fireside 2.2 mi 3.6 km 4 of 5 stars
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Crystal Cave Park 7.9 mi 12.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns 8.2 mi 13.2 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Rushmore Waterslide Park 9.3 mi 15.0 km 4 of 5 stars
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 24 attractions in Rapid City
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Traveler Description: Part of an old mine, the falls encompass eight cubic feet of water spewing vertically for more than 30 feet.
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Attraction type: Waterfall
Address: 10940 W. Hwy 44 Rapid City, SD 57702
Tel: 605-343-0081

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“No lights on the fall”
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2 of 5 stars
jacob242 1 contribution
florida
Jun 29, 2009

Paid just under 30 bucks for my family to walk into the mine and try to see the man-made falls. Brochure said falls illuminated in color. No light on the falls at all although path was lit. Mentioned this to lady taking tickets and she said she would have someone check - but not now. I asked why she continued... more

“cool place”
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5 of 5 stars
terridwn 10 contributions
dodge city
Jun 20, 2009

This is an awesome little out of the way place, that is reasonably priced and gets you inside a cave without having to take a lengthy tour. It has been going for many years. more

“Very Neat! A must see”
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5 of 5 stars
casey101 10 contributions
Wisconsin
May 13, 2009

We visited Thunderhead Falls while in the Rapid City area. After a long day of visting other local attractions we had a few hours. We have been to numerous caves and decided to do something a little different. This was very neat! We were the only people in the cave so we had it all to ourselves. The waterfall was... more

“Family Approved Attraction”
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3 of 5 stars
capsfan2002 167 contributions
Bismarck, ND
Jul 28, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

Toured in July, 2007. As someone who loves waterfalls, I had heard about Thunderhead Falls which was supposedly an underground waterfall. Figured it was worthy of a stop to see exactly what this could be. The Falls are located on one of the northern routes to the Black Hills. They are located inside a gold mine. You climb a few... more

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Thunderhead Falls Address

10940 W. Hwy 44, Rapid City, SD 57702
Tel: 605-343-0081