When you've had your fill, drive 1.5 hours to the Black Hills, where you’ll be sleeping tonight. Under Canvas, a luxury glamping site on an original gold mining settlement just four miles from Mount Rushmore, is the spot to bed down. Don't worry about scrounging up dinner: Under Canvas offers locally inspired dishes like pan-roasted trout and grass-fed burgers, with nightly s’mores.
Day three
For many travelers, a road trip through South Dakota is about pulling over for Mount Rushmore. But the towering monument to past presidents, built on sacred, stolen Native American land by a man with ties to the Ku Klux Klan, has made some travelers reconsider a visit in recent years. For an Indigenous perspective on the site, check the schedule for the two days a week when Darrell Red Cloud, a former ranger and member of the Oglala-Lakota Nation, guides talks in the Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota Heritage Village. (Though some guides suggest the Crazy Horse Memorial, which depicts the Oglala-Lakota warrior, as an intentional alternative, there's more to the story there, too.)
The annual buffalo roundup in Custer State Park
Courtesy Travel South DakotaYour next stop is Custer State Park. Yet another spot with room for institutional improvement—there's currently a petition to change the name—you won't want to miss the wildlife here. Drive the 18-mile Wildlife Loop Road, and be prepared for animal crossings: a whopping 1,400 free-roaming bison call the park home, though you might also spot prairie dogs, coyotes, bighorn sheep, and elk along the way. The animals are most active in the morning, so try to get here before 10 a.m. for the drive. In warmer weather, bring a bathing suit and make a stop at Sylvan Lake, smack between the park's rock formations, where you'll find a swimming beach with paddle boats, kayaks, and paddle boards for rent.
Come lunchtime, grab a buffalo burger at Black Hills Burger and Bun Co. in Custer. There's always a line, but it moves quickly—and trust us, this burger is worth it. The buns are baked fresh daily, and the meat for the patties is freshly ground each morning (vegetarians won't be disappointed by the salads, either). Pro tip: If you don’t want to wait, place an online order as you're leaving Custer—the 30-minute drive lines up perfectly with the half-hour wait for pickups.
Your final stop is at the renovated Moccasin Springs, a natural mineral spa in Hot Springs—once known as Minnekahta, meaning “warm waters," which is 30 miles south on SD-79S. Dip into the four outdoor hot spring pools here, or schedule a spa treatment, and rest your muscles after a few long days of hiking and driving.
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