South Dakota
Fall Vacations & Unique Travel Spots
Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park contains the world’s richest Oligocene epoch fossil beds, dating 37-28 million years old, the evolutionary stories of
mammals such as the horse and rhinoceros arise from the 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires.
Bison, bighorn sheep, endangered black-footed ferrets, and swift fox roam one of the largest, protected mixed-grass
prairies in the United States.
Location: Interstate 90 (I-90) is located directly north of the park and provides access to the Badlands Loop Road. For
those traveling west on I-90, take Exit 131 (Interior) and follow the signs directing vehicles south approximately three
miles to the Northeast Entrance gate. For those traveling east on I-90, take Exit 110 at Wall, South Dakota. Follow signs
directing vehicles south approximately seven miles to the Pinnacles Entrance of the park. State Highway 44 provides an
alternate, scenic access to the park and intersects Highway 377 in the town of Interior. Follow 377 two miles north to the
Interior Entrance gate.
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Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest sculpture, now in progress. The work was begun in 1948 by sculptor Korczak
Ziolkowski at the request of Native Americans. Korczak died in 1982. His wife, Ruth, and their family continue the project
working with the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation. The Memorial includes the Indian Museum of North America, the Native
American Cultural Center which was dedicated at the 1996 Native American Day celebration, the sculptor’s studio, as well
as a new 40,000-square-foot Orientation Center and theaters opened in May 2000. Many Native American artists and crafts
people create their artwork and visit with guests at the Memorial during the summer season.
Location: Crazy Horse Memorial is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota on US Highway 16/385 just 17 miles southwest
of Mount Rushmore.
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Angostura Reservoir
The Angostura Reservoir provides campgrounds, boat ramps, fishing pier and a marina. Fish species include walleye, bass,
northern pike, perch, bluegill, and crappie. Because the reservoir is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Hills
and is the only large body of water in an isolated area of arid southwestern South Dakota, it is attractive to migrating
waterbirds that follow the eastern edge of the Black Hills.
Location: Angostura Reservoir is located 10 miles southeast of Hot Springs, off U.S. 385-18.
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