South Dakota
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Needles via Government Holes and Lanfair Valley (Night Sky Variant)
Grassland benches and a volcanic plug at trail's end.
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Overlanding Trails in South Dakota
Trails curated for overlanders in South Dakota.
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ModerateRowdy Ridge to Thunder Basin — Black Hills Backcountry High Divide
Shale ridges, ponderosa, and fifty miles of nothing.
South Dakota
ModerateHarney Peak Road to Black Elk Peak — Black Hills High Country Approach via Sylvan Lake
Highest point east of the Rockies. Watch your roof rack at the tunnels.
South Dakota
ModerateLonesome Highway — Needles Highway to Wind Cave via Custer State Park Backcountry
Granite tunnels, bison, and Black Hills sky above the needles.
South Dakota
ModerateCactus Flat to Big Horn Mountains Summit — Badlands Interior Road via Sage Creek Wilderness
Bison, bentonite, and no signal whatsoever.
South Dakota
ModerateCuster Peak Road — Black Hills High Country Drive to Fire Lookout via Deadwood Backcountry
Northern Black Hills summit with 360-degree payoff.
South Dakota
ModerateHarney Peak Road to Black Elk Peak — Black Hills High Country Circuit via Sylvan Lake Approach
Granite spires and lookout towers above the Black Hills.
South Dakota
ModerateBlack Hills Backcountry Byway — Rochford to Mystic via Nemo Road and Boxelder Creek
Gold rush ghosts and granite canyons.
South Dakota
ModerateTatanka Trailhead to Reva Gap — Cave Hills Badlands Rim Road via Slim Buttes
Lakota battlefield country, cattle, and nobody else.
South Dakota
Black Hills National Forest Iron Creek Horse Camp Overflow
Spacious dispersed sites near Iron Creek Horse Camp with room for larger rigs and good access to Black…