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Adventure Activites in the Black Hills
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Biking
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Mickelson Trail - With its gentle slopes and easy access, people of all ages and abilities enjoy the beauty of the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills. The trail passes through many different types of terrain, from a prairie setting, past granite mountain views, to heavily timbered forest and through picturesque valley bottoms. The Mickelson Trail Trek is an annual event that runs the entire length of the trail. Trail passes are required. More information
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Bird Watching
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A birder's guide to the George S. Mickelson Trail
is available. This is to enhance the trail experience. Primarily it is intended for use by the casual or novice birder, although the advanced birder may also find it useful. Newcomers to the Black Hills will be surprised at the diversity and density of birds along the trail. The guide will help you identify the birds as well as a checkoff list
for birds sighted, while you are enjoying the
beautiful Black Hills.
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Camping
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Public and privately owned camp grounds are abundant in the National Forest. The USFS has 30 campgronds with 682 individual sites. majority of the campgrounds are operated by concessionaires and about half have on-site hosts. Fees range from $5 to $21 a night for a simgle family site, which can accommodate up to 8 people. Private campground include more services, and pricing varies. More information
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Canoeing, boating & swimming
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There are eleven reservoirs in the Forest that offer a variety of water activities. Deerfield, Horsethief, and Bismarck Lakes allow small motor (trolling) boats. Pactola and Sheridan are popular for waterskiing. Marinas at Pactola & Sheridan Lane offer slip and boat rentals, launch sites, food service, fishing supplies and licenses and boating supplies. Beaches: Pactotal, Sheridan, Sylvan and Roubaix Lakes.
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Caving
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Driving
the Norbeck Scenic Byways
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A masterpiece of art & engineering, the Norbeck Scenic Byway preserves the natural beauty of the hills while making special areas accessible to
many visitors. A remarkable corkscrew spiral
road connects the tunnels to lift the traveler from one level to another without adding miles of road. Now know as the Pigtail Bridges this road leads to Mt. Rushmroe from the south. The byway is 66 miles long. As you drive toward the center of th ehill, the rocks get older (more than 2 billionyear). They are some of the oldest in North American.
For more information
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Fishing
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South Dakota is a fishing paradise. Rain, snow or sunshine, fishing is available year-round in South Dakota. The Black Hills has quality stream and lake fishing locations. Rainbow, Brown and Brook trout and other species make their home in and around Hill City's city limits. Annual, Annual Family, One Day and Three Day fishing licenses are available in town. For more information and a link tothe States Game, Fish and Parks Depatment click here.
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Hiking
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Sky-piercing granite peaks and forested mountains dominate the skyline Black Hills. America's oldest mountains rose above the surrounding flatlands 60 million years ago, about the time the dinosaurs disappeared, and even after eons of erosion their granite peaks still soar as high as 7,242 feet to the dizzying heights of Harney Peak. The Lakota Sioux named the area Paha Sapa or Black Hills because a thick forest of pine and spruce trees cover the slopes making them appear black from a distance. Black Hills National Forest stretches for 1.2 million acres, offering outdoor adventure like hiking, biking and camping amidst stunning scenery. Find grassy mountain meadows, towering granite peaks, deep canyons, cascading trout streams and clear, clean lakes.
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Horse Rides
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Trail rides, horse camps, and the beautiful
Black Hills. Hill City is in the center of it all. Country western at its best, participate in Supper Show and Western Entertainment.
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Hunting
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South Dakota is a hunting paradise.
Rain, snow or sunshine, hunting is available year-round in South Dakota. From big game to some of the best pheasant hunting in the world, hunters flock to South Dakota to bag their limit.
Whether it is the Merriam Turkey, Elk, Deer, Mountain Goats, and Mountain Lions. The wildlife is abundant .
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Pan for Gold
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Ever since when Custer's troops discovered
gold in the Black Hill, prospectors have been migrated into the hills. There is gold still in the Black Hills and prospectors manning a sloose. . For more information.
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45 Things to see and do while you are in the Black Hills, Hill City area - Click here
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Photos are compliments of the South Dakota Department of Tourism and Wade's Gold Mill
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