Custer State Park

Custer State Park is an outdoor activity in Custer, SD, part of the Black Hills guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Open year-round; showers, flush toilets and other water systems may be closed Oct. 1 to April 30.

13329 US Highway 16A · Custer, SD

Why you should go…

Custer State Park covers 71,000 acres of prairie and granite peaks in the Black Hills. You can drive the Wildlife Loop to watch bison and prairie dog towns, follow the Needles Highway, or spend time at Sylvan Lake. The park is home to about 1,400 bison, a herd that began with 36 animals bought in 1914. Four historic lodges, nine campgrounds and trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding give you reasons to stay more than a day.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Custer State Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Tours
Outdoor Adventure
Black Hills Bronco Adventures
$50+
Guided open-top Bronco tours through the Black Hills, visiting Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park and backcountry trails.
7.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
Museums
Family Favorite
Four Mile Old West Town Museum
Under $25
Recreated 1880s Black Hills stagecoach town with over 50 buildings, western artifacts and a comic Old West show.
8.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Tours
Local Gem
Signature Black Hills Tours
$50+
Private, small-group guided tours of Mount Rushmore, the Badlands and the Black Hills led by a former National Park Service ranger.
9.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Jewel Cave National Monument
Free
Ride an elevator underground and follow a ranger through cave chambers lined with calcite crystals.
11 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Wind Cave National Park
Free
Tour a vast cave lined with rare boxwork formations, then watch bison and elk on the prairie above it.
11 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Black Hills Balloons
$50+
Sunrise hot air balloon flights over Custer State Park and the southern Black Hills.
12 mi awayMore like this