Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore Family Travel Guide

Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore Family Travel Guide

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Mt. Rushmore (PhotoDisc)
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Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore Family Travel Tips

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

  • Admire the massive carvings of presidential faces on Mount Rushmore
  • Tour what will be the largest mountain carving in the world when completed, the Crazy Horse Memorial
  • Learn Great Plains history and the Lakota myth at the Journey Museum
  • Take a jeep safari through grasslands at Custer State Park, where the buffalo roam
  • Hike among fantastical pinnacles, cones, peaks, and canyons at Badlands National Park
  • Explore two of the U.S.'s longest caves, Wind Cave and Jewel Cave


Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore Overview

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen
South Dakota makes for an intriguing family vacation, offering a fun-filled combination of natural beauty, unusual geological features, and distinct Native American and Westward Expansion heritage. Read More


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Hotels

Sojourner Inn

1729 Minnekahta Ave.
Hot Springs, SD 57747

Distance: 46.4 mi.
(from destination center)

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Coyote Blues Village B&B

23165 Horseman's Ranch Rd.
Rapid City, SD 57702

Distance: 13.1 mi.
(from destination center)

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from: $359

The Lodge at Palmer Gulch

12620 Hwy 244
Hill City, SD 57745

Distance: 19.9 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions

Angostura Recreation Area

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10 miles SE of Hot Springs off US Hwy. 385/18
13157 N. Angostura Rd.
Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747

Distance: 46.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Angostura Reservoir is a recreation area offering opportunities for boating, fishing, and swimming.... Read More
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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southwestern South Dakota, 100 miles from Badlands National Park
Keystone, South Dakota 57751

Distance: 18.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Four presidential faces carved from a mountain, considered one of the wonders of the world -- go for the nightly lighting ceremony.... Read More
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Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary

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14 miles south of Hot Springs off Hwy. 71
P.O. Box 998
Hot Springs, South Dakota 57747

Distance: 46.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary spans 11,000 acres and is home to more than 500 wild horses... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore

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Other Smaller Airports near Black Hills, Badlands, and Mount Rushmore

Distance (mi.)
Rapid City Regional Airport 9.6 map
Gillette Campbell County Airport 115.7 map
Scottsbluff Scotts Bluff County Airport 154.2 map

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