Parks in South Dakota
Explore 8 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Badlands National Park
South Dakota
The rugged beauty of the Badlands draws visitors from around the world. These striking geologic deposits conta…

Black Hills National Forest
South Dakota
Rising dramatically from the Great Plains of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, the Black Hills Na…

Custer State Park
South Dakota
Custer is one of the largest state parks in the US, featuring a free-roaming herd of 1,300 bison. The park inc…

Jewel Cave National Monument
South Dakota
Immerse yourself within the third longest cave in the world. With over 210 miles of mapped and surveyed passag…

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
South Dakota
During the Cold War, a vast arsenal of nuclear missiles were placed in the Great Plains. Hidden in plain sight…

Missouri National Recreational River
South Dakota
Imagine a 100-mile stretch of North America's longest river, a vestige of the untamed American West. The Misso…

Mount Rushmore National Memorial
South Dakota
Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by…

Wind Cave National Park
South Dakota
Bison, elk, and other wildlife roam the rolling prairie grasslands and ponderosa pine forests of one of Americ…