Hiking the Crazy Horse Volksmarch in the fog on June 7 of this year felt a little metaphorical. Throughout most of the hike, you couldn't see your final destination. You had to just stick to the trail, knowing eventually, you'd be on the craving's arm, staring into...
Sioux Falls First Fridays
Sioux Fall is South Dakota's most vibrant city, and in the summertime, you can enjoy some of the city's unique culture on the first Friday of every month. Hosted by Downtown Sioux Falls, “First Fridays†is an urban collision of arts, shopping and entertainment....
Silver City Offers Golden Hiking, Mountain Biking and Fly Fishing
Silver City's name is one part mystery, one part misnomer.  According to history section on the website that the town's volunteer fire department maintains, “[t]here are conflicting stories about the naming of the town but the most plausible is that the mines had...
Sweet Summertime at Pickerel Lake
Despite nature's seemingly cruel attempt to thwart it, Summer has finally officially arrived in South Dakota. With that adventurous summer buzz in the air, residents and tourists alike are finding ways to get outdoors and experience all that the extensive Mount...
Black Hills Largest Man-Made Reservoir
If you find yourself driving along Highway 385 between Hill City and Deadwood, there will come a time when you'll round a curve, the pines lining the road will drop away, and an impossibly large body of water will seem to appear out of nowhere. What you'll be driving...
SpearFish Camping – The Great Outdoors
Sometimes, a weekend spent “roughing it†can be a little too rough. If you're camping too far from any kind of civilization, you're responsible for all your meals, whether it's your morning coffee or your evening dinner. If you find that you've forgotten to pack...
The Palisades: Little Park, Big Views
Palisades State Park may be South Dakota's second-smallest state park, but it stunningly delivers on natural beauty. At the heart of the park, the steady flow of Split Rock Creek carves its way through 50-foot cliffs of pink Sioux Quartzite. For years, visitors have...
B & G Milky Way: A South Dakota Delight
In Eastern South Dakota, residents measure their calendar year by two dates: The day B & G Milky Way opens for business and the day B & G Milky Way closes. The former being the happiest day of the year as it marks the beginning of carefree summer days and ice...
Hiking Old Baldy Mountain, Black Hills National Forest, SD
You can't believe everything you see on a postcard about the back of Mount Rushmore. That's actually a good thing; the scenery is much better in real life. Take, for example, Mount Baldy. Sure, the name could benefit from some PR, but the views from the top are hard...
Great Faces. Great Places.
South Dakota is an incredibly unique state in that each region offers a completely different experience then the others. Check out each of the regions to see what each has to offer!
Western South Dakota
Featuring the Black Hills, Badlands, the Sturgis Rally. This region tends to be the most popular.
CENTRAL REGION
This region of South Dakota offers some of the best hunting and fishing in the entire central US.
Eastern Region
The eastern region is home to the largest city in the state and provides visitors with a true "prairie" experience.