Black Hills National Forest
National Forest · Custer, South Dakota
More than a million and a quarter acres of ponderosa pine covering the Black Hills across South Dakota and into Wyoming, and the reason everything else in this region exists. Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, Jewel Cave, Wind Cave and Black Elk Peak all sit inside or against it. It was proclaimed in 1897, making it one of the earliest forest reserves in the country, and the Lakota call these hills Ȟe Sápa - the heart of everything that is.
1019 North 5th Street, Custer, South Dakota, 57730, United States
FREE and open year round, 24 hours, across more than 1.25 million acres in South Dakota and north-eastern Wyoming. Individual campgrounds and recreation areas are seasonal and some charge day-use fees. ⚠ FOREST ROADS CLOSE FOR WINTER SNOW at elevation, and the high country holds snow well into spring. Check the forest alerts page before relying on any specific road or trail.
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