The Black Hills
Mount Rushmore is found within South Dakota's Black Hills, also known as the "Island in the Prairie."
Plan Around The Black Hills
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The Black Hills Details
Mount Rushmore is found within South Dakota's Black Hills, also known as the "Island in the Prairie" - the granitic hills emerge from the surrounding "sea" of open prairie, just as an island does from the ocean. The region is diverse in its landscape, ranging from prairies and grasslands to granite slopes and soaring hillsides The Black Hills are also sacred to the local Lakota and Cheyenne tribal nations who have long called the area home, living off the land and the buffalo.
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Nearby Parks Around The Black Hills
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Nearby Points of Interest Around The Black Hills
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0.9 mi away
Deerfield Lake Loop (Trail #40)
This is a moderate, 10-mile loop trail that circumnavigates Deerfield Lake.
1.8 mi away
Deerfield Reservoir Complex Campgrounds
There are three campgrounds on or near Deerfield Lake: the Custer Trail campground, the Dutchman Campground, and the Whitetail Campground.
2.2 mi away
Deerfield Trail
This trail runs 18 miles between the Pactola Reservoir and Deerfield Lake.
3.0 mi away
Black Hills National Forest
In 1897, President Grover Cleveland established the Black Hills Forest Reserve.
3.5 mi away
Ditch Creek Campground
The Ditch Creek Campground has 13 tent sites.
