Parks, beaches and places to go around Rapid City
This list covers 108 public places in 12 towns around Rapid City: parks, beaches, boat ramps, trails, dog parks, libraries, pools, museums, farmers markets, rainy-day spots and courts. Every row links to the place's official site and shows the day it was last checked.
Hours and fees change during the year, so they are left off this page. The official site has the current ones.
- Parks
- Beaches
- Boat ramps
- Trails
- Dog parks
- Libraries
- Pools
- Museums
- Farmers markets
- Rainy-day spots
- Courts
All 108 places
Showing 108 of 108
Parks
Park · Sturgis
Bear Butte State Park
The mountain is a place of worship for many Northern Plains tribes, so prayer cloths and bundles on the trail are left undisturbed.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
20250 Highway 79, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Park · Custer
Big Rock Park
About 73 acres here stay undeveloped, and the meadow is the start of an 18-basket disc golf course.
Outdoors
- Picnic shelter
Big Rock Park, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Park · Box Elder
Boykin Park
One of eight parks the city of Box Elder keeps, with playground equipment and restrooms.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Restrooms
110 Tuscany Dr, Box Elder, SD 57719
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Braeburn Park
The park off Idlehurst Lane holds the city's west-side off-leash dog area and a seasonal ice rink.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Off-leash area
3350 Idlehurst Ln, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Canyon Lake Park
The park wraps Canyon Lake on Rapid Creek and the city's paved bike path runs along the water.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Paved path
- Fishing
4211 Beach Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Sturgis
Centennial Park
A neighbourhood park on the west side of Sturgis at Fourteenth and Silver streets.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
14th St and Silver St, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Centennial Parkway
The city lists this one as a parkway rather than a block park, following East Centennial Street.
Outdoors
- Paved path
- Parking
800 E Centennial St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Hill City
Charolette Tracy Park
The Mickelson Trail's Hill City trailhead is in this park east of the high school.
Outdoors
- Parking
Tracy Park, Hill City, SD 57745
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Chuck Lien Family Park
The city places this park behind the West Omaha Street park complex along the creek corridor.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Paved path
W Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Cliffside Park
The city gives this park's location as the corner of West Highway 44 and Dark Canyon Road.
Outdoors
- Parking
W Highway 44 and Dark Canyon Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
College Park
A small neighbourhood park on College Street on the north side of downtown.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
224 College St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Custer
Custer State Park
The park covers about 71,000 acres and a park entrance license is required to drive inside it.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Fishing
- Accessible
13329 US Highway 16A, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Dinosaur Park
Seven concrete dinosaur sculptures were dedicated on this ridge in 1936 and the site is the trailhead for Skyline Wilderness.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Shade
940 Skyline Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Founders Park
The south trailhead for the M Hill trail network is shared with this park off West Omaha Street.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- sand volleyball
1510 W Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Custer
French Creek Park
The 1.5-acre park carries three picnic shelters, two play structures, grills and restrooms.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Grills
- Playground
- Water fountain
4th St and Gordon St, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Halley Park
The Parks and Recreation administrative office stands in this park on West Boulevard.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Shade
515 West Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Custer
Harbach Park
The 1.14-acre park holds three picnic shelters, a caboose and a trailhead for the Mickelson Trail.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Grills
- Playground
- Water fountain
- Accessible
Washington St, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Horace Mann Park
The park shares its Anamosa Street block with one of the city's four outdoor pools.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Restrooms
818 Anamosa St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Kiwanis Mary Hall Park
A west-side neighbourhood park the city lists on West South Street.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
3220 W South St, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Sturgis
Lions Club Park
The park on East Lazelle Street is one of ten the city lists on its park map.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Playground
E Lazelle St, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Park · Hill City
Major Lake Park
The small lake and park are beside the Mickelson Trail on the north edge of Hill City.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Fishing
Major Lake Dr, Hill City, SD 57745
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Memorial Park
The rose gardens here are one of the park locations the city rents out for weddings.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Paved path
- Picnic area
- Shade
8th St and Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Hill City
Memorial Park
The city is adding a trail system through this park along with new shelters and parking.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- ball fields
Old Hill City Rd, Hill City, SD 57745
Official site · Checked
Park · Keystone
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
The Avenue of Flags, the Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center and the Presidential Trail all begin at the main plaza.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- gift shop
13000 Highway 244, Keystone, SD 57751
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Pactola Reservoir Complex
The forest's largest and deepest reservoir carries 14 miles of shoreline and depths reaching about 150 feet.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Fishing
- Boat launch
- Paved path
- Accessible
Highway 385, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Parkview Recreation Complex
The complex on Parkview Drive gathers an outdoor pool, a twelve-court tennis centre and ball fields on one site.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- tennis courts
- ball fields
4221 Parkview Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Quarry Park
Two public tennis courts are in this park on City Springs Road northwest of town.
Outdoors
- Parking
- tennis courts
City Springs Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
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Park · Rapid City
Rapid City Dirt Jump Park
A dirt jump course for bikes is on West Omaha Street beside the M Hill trail system.
Outdoors
- Parking
2120 W Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Rapid City Skate Park
The concrete skate park is on New York Street next to the museum block downtown.
Outdoors
- Parking
221 New York St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Robbinsdale Park
The park is on East Oakland Street in the Robbinsdale neighbourhood on the city's south side.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Playground
- Picnic area
631 E Oakland St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Roosevelt Park
The indoor swim center and the city ice arena are both inside this park off East Omaha Street.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- ball fields
300 E Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Rushmore Lions Nature Park
The city lists this one as a nature park, on Chapel Lane on the west side.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Shade
2901 Chapel Ln, Rapid City, SD 57702
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Park · Rapid City
Scott Mallow Park
At about 1.5 acres the city names this the smallest park in its system.
Outdoors
- Playground
1100 Custer St, Rapid City, SD 57701
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Park · Rapid City
Sioux Park
At about 210 acres this is the largest park the city maintains, and the outdoor pool and tennis complex are inside it.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Playground
- Paved path
- tennis courts
- ball fields
1000 Sheridan Lake Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Steele Avenue Park
A pocket park the city lists at East Main Street on the east side of downtown.
Outdoors
- Playground
260 E Main St, Rapid City, SD 57701
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Park · Rapid City
Storybook Island
Entry is free at this nonprofit storybook park, which runs on donations and opened in 1959.
Outdoors · Free · All ages
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Accessible
1301 Sheridan Lake Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Sturgis
Sturgis City Park
The town's main park is on the Lazelle Street corridor and is maintained by the city parks superintendent.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Picnic shelter
- Playground
Lazelle St, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Thomson Park
The park on East Meadowlark Drive carries two of the public tennis courts the city lists.
Outdoors
- Parking
- tennis courts
- Playground
880 E Meadowlark Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Vickie Powers Memorial Park
The north-side park on Kathryn Avenue holds a fenced off-leash dog area.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Off-leash area
940 Kathryn Ave, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Wall
Wall City Park
The town park is on Glenn Street north of the Main Street blocks.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
- Restrooms
Glenn St, Wall, SD 57790
Official site · Checked
Park · Custer
Way Park
An 1875 log cabin standing in this park is described by the city as the oldest building in the Black Hills.
Outdoors
- Picnic area
- Shade
Mt Rushmore Rd and 4th St, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Wilderness Park
A city park on City Springs Road immediately next to Quarry Park.
Outdoors
- Parking
514 City Springs Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Willow Park
A small park the city lists at Monroe Street on the north side of town.
Outdoors
- Playground
- Picnic area
155 Monroe St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Park · Rapid City
Wilson Park
Two courts here carry the city's spring pickleball league along with ordinary tennis play.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Shade
- tennis courts
- pickleball
1701 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Beaches
Beach · Custer
Center Lake Swim Beach
The 27-acre lake is no-wake and has a fishing dock and a swim beach but no boat ramp.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Fishing
Center Lake Rd, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Beach · Custer
Legion Lake Swim Beach
The lake allows electric motors only and has a swimming beach but no boat launch.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
12958 US Highway 16A, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Beach · Rapid City
Pactola Point Swim Beach
The sandy beach is on the south shore near the marina store and the Pactola Point picnic area.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
Highway 385, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Beach · Rapid City
Sheridan Lake South Swim Beach
One of two swim beaches on Sheridan Lake, this one is on the south shore at the inlet.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
Sheridan Lake Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Beach · Custer
Sylvan Lake Swim Area
Only electric motors are allowed on the lake, and no lifeguard is on duty at any swim beach in the park.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
- Kayak launch
24572 SD-87, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Boat ramps
Boat ramp · Rapid City
Pactola Reservoir Boat Launches
Two launches serve the reservoir and a full service marina on site rents boats and paddleboards.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Restrooms
Highway 385, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Boat ramp · Rapid City
Sheridan Lake Boat Launches
Two launches, two swim beaches, fishing platforms and a marina ring this lake south of Rapid City.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Fishing
16451 Sheridan Lake Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Boat ramp · Custer
Stockade Lake Boat Ramp
Stockade is the largest lake in the park at 130 acres, and gasoline motors are allowed on it.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Boat launch
- Fishing
Stockade Lake Dr, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Trails
Trail · Sturgis
Bear Butte Lake Trail
The lake trail runs about 2.5 miles across the flat ground north of the mountain.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
20250 Highway 79, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Trail · Sturgis
Bear Butte Summit Trail
The summit climb runs about 1.85 miles and opens half an hour before sunrise until half an hour after sunset.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
20250 Highway 79, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Trail · Rapid City
Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park (M Hill)
This privately owned hill keeps more than twenty miles of trail open to the public for hiking, running and biking.
Outdoors
- Parking
1510 W Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Trail · Custer
Mickelson Trail, Harbach Park Trailhead
Trail users aged 12 and older need a pass, and a self-sale station stands at this trailhead.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Picnic area
Washington St, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Trail · Hill City
Mickelson Trail, Hill City Trailhead
The Hill City trailhead is in Tracy Park east of the high school at mile 60.1 of the trail.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
Tracy Park, Hill City, SD 57745
Official site · Checked
Trail · Keystone
Presidential Trail
A loop of boardwalk and stairs below the carving leads to viewpoints at the base of the mountain.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
13000 Highway 244, Keystone, SD 57751
Official site · Checked
Trail · Rapid City
Skyline Wilderness Area
About 150 acres of hiking and biking trail run through ponderosa pine right beside Dinosaur Park.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Shade
940 Skyline Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Trail · Custer
Sunday Gulch Trail
The loop starts at the Sylvan Lake shore and is one of the hikes on the park's trail challenge list.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
24572 SD-87, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Dog parks
Dog park · Rapid City
Braeburn Dog Park
The off-leash area shares its site with a seasonal outdoor ice rink on the city's west side.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
3324 Idlehurst Ln, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Dog park · Custer
Custer Bark Park
The city lists a bark park among its parks and recreation sites on the east side of Custer.
Outdoors
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
1152 Washington St, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Dog park · Rapid City
Vickie Powers Memorial Park Off-Leash Area
The fenced off-leash area occupies part of the park on Kathryn Avenue on the north side of town.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
940 Kathryn Ave, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Dog park · Sturgis
Wareing Sturgis Ford Dog Park
The fenced off-leash park is on the south side of a car dealership lot just off Interstate 90.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Off-leash area
- Dogs allowed
1 Ford Pl, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Libraries
Library · Custer
Custer County Library
The county system runs this main library in Custer plus a branch in Hermosa.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Wi-Fi
447 Crook St Ste 4, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Library · Hermosa
Custer County Library, Hermosa Branch
The Hermosa branch opens three days a week and shares the Custer County catalogue.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
234 Main St, Hermosa, SD 57744
Official site · Checked
Library · Hill City
Hill City Public Library
The library is on Main Street and is overseen by the city's own library board of trustees.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
341 Main St, Hill City, SD 57745
Official site · Checked
Library · Keystone
Keystone Community Center and Library
Keystone keeps its library inside the town community centre on Madill Street.
Indoors
- Parking
1101 Madill St, Keystone, SD 57751
Official site · Checked
Library · Piedmont
Piedmont Valley Library
This independent community library serves the Piedmont valley between Rapid City and Sturgis.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
111 N 2nd St, Piedmont, SD 57769
Official site · Checked
Library · Rapid City
Rapid City Public Library, Downtown
The downtown building is the main library, with two smaller locations elsewhere in the city.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Wi-Fi
- Accessible
- Restrooms
610 Quincy St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Library · Sturgis
Sturgis Public Library
The library serves all of Meade County from its storefront on Harley-Davidson Way.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Wi-Fi
- Accessible
1040 Harley-Davidson Way Ste 101, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Library · Wall
Wall Community Library
The town library stands on Main Street in the middle of Wall.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
407 Main St, Wall, SD 57790
Official site · Checked
Pools
Pool · Custer
Custer City Swimming Pool
The city pool is at the corner of Crook Street and Third Street and runs in the summer season.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
249 Crook St, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Pool · Rapid City
Horace Mann Pool
One of the three outdoor pools Rapid City Aquatics runs through the summer season.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
818 Anamosa St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Pool · Rapid City
Jimmy Hilton Pool
One of the three outdoor pools Rapid City Aquatics runs through the summer season.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
940 Sheridan Lake Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Pool · New Underwood
New Underwood Swimming Pool
The town pool stands on East Pine Street in New Underwood, east of Rapid City along Interstate 90.
Outdoors
- Restrooms
111 E Pine St, New Underwood, SD 57761
Official site · Checked
Pool · Rapid City
Parkview Pool
One of the three outdoor pools Rapid City Aquatics runs through the summer season.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
4221 Parkview Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Pool · Rapid City
Roosevelt Swim Center
This is the city's indoor swim centre, and Rapid City Aquatics runs it alongside three outdoor pools.
Indoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Accessible
125 Waterloo St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Pool · Sturgis
Sturgis Community Center Pool
The indoor pool runs year round with six lap lanes, a diving board and a 72-foot slide.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Accessible
1401 Lazelle St, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Museums
Museum · Hill City
1880 Train, Hill City Depot
The heritage railroad runs between depots in Hill City and Keystone on the Black Hills Central line.
Outdoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- gift shop
222 Railroad Ave, Hill City, SD 57745
Official site · Checked
Museum · Custer
1881 Courthouse Museum
The county's original 1881 courthouse now holds the Custer County historical collection.
Indoors
- Accessible
411 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Museum · Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse Memorial
The carving is still in progress and the site also holds the Indian Museum of North America and a cultural centre.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- gift shop
12151 Avenue of the Chiefs, Crazy Horse, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Museum · Rapid City
Dahl Arts Center
The Rapid City Arts Council runs this downtown gallery building on Seventh Street.
Indoors
- Accessible
- Restrooms
713 7th St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Museum · Keystone
Keystone Historical Museum
The town museum occupies the old Keystone schoolhouse, which is listed on the National Register.
Indoors
410 3rd St, Keystone, SD 57751
Official site · Checked
Museum · Rapid City
Minnilusa Pioneer Museum
This pioneer collection is one of the institutions housed inside The Journey Museum downtown.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
222 New York St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Museum · Hill City
Museum at Black Hills Institute
The fossil lab that excavated the Tyrannosaurus rex known as Sue keeps its public museum on Main Street.
Indoors · Fee
- gift shop
117 Main St, Hill City, SD 57745
Official site · Checked
Museum · Rapid City
Museum of Geology at South Dakota Mines
After more than a century of free entry the museum began charging admission in January 2025.
Indoors · Fee
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- gift shop
501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Museum · Keystone
National Presidential Wax Museum
The galleries place a wax figure of every United States president in a scene from their term.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- gift shop
609 US Highway 16A, Keystone, SD 57751
Official site · Checked
Museum · Fort Meade
Old Fort Meade Cavalry Museum
The museum occupies an original post building at Fort Meade, the cavalry garrison established in 1878.
Indoors
- Parking
55 Sheridan St, Fort Meade, SD 57741
Official site · Checked
Museum · Box Elder
South Dakota Air and Space Museum
Admission is free and the outdoor aircraft park is just outside the main gate of Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- gift shop
2890 Davis Dr, Box Elder, SD 57706
Official site · Checked
Museum · Sturgis
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
The museum is on Main Street in the middle of the rally route and keeps a motorcycling hall of fame.
Indoors · Fee
- Accessible
- gift shop
999 Main St, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Museum · Rapid City
The Journey Museum & Learning Center
Five separate collections share this building, covering Black Hills geology, palaeontology, archaeology and Lakota history.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- gift shop
222 New York St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Museum · Wall
Wounded Knee: The Museum
The museum interprets the 1890 Wounded Knee killings and opens seasonally from May through October.
Indoors
- Accessible
600 Main St, Wall, SD 57790
Official site · Checked
Farmers markets
Farmers market · Rapid City
Black Hills Farmers Market
The market runs year round at Market Park on East Omaha Street, on a reduced winter schedule.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Restrooms
245 E Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Farmers market · Custer
Custer Farmers Market
The market sets up in Way Park on Saturdays from June through October across from the courthouse.
Outdoors
- Picnic area
- Shade
Mt Rushmore Rd and 4th St, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Farmers market · Sturgis
Sturgis Gathering Market
The outdoor market sets up in the Massa Berry building lot on Lazelle Street from May through September.
Outdoors
- Parking
890 Lazelle St, Sturgis, SD 57785
Official site · Checked
Rainy-day spots
Rainy-day spot · Keystone
Big Thunder Gold Mine
Tours go into a hard rock gold mine tunnel driven in the 1890s on the edge of Keystone.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- gift shop
604 Blair St, Keystone, SD 57751
Official site · Checked
Rainy-day spot · Custer
Custer State Park Visitor Center
The centre stands at the junction of US Highway 16A and the Wildlife Loop Road inside the park.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
13329 US Highway 16A, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Rainy-day spot · Custer
Jewel Cave National Monument
Cave tours leave from a visitor centre that is wheelchair accessible, and the cave stays near a constant cool temperature.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
11149 US Highway 16, Custer, SD 57730
Official site · Checked
Rainy-day spot · Rapid City
Pactola Lake Visitor Center
The forest visitor centre on the south side of the dam opens seasonally and explains how the dam was built.
Indoors · Free
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
22995 Highway 385, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Rainy-day spot · Rapid City
Roosevelt Park Ice Arena
The city runs indoor skating and hockey ice here inside Roosevelt Park year round.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Accessible
235 Waterloo St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Rainy-day spot · Keystone
Rushmore Cave
The cave is the indoor half of Rush Mountain Adventure Park, which also runs rides on the hillside above.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- gift shop
13622 Highway 40, Keystone, SD 57751
Official site · Checked
Rainy-day spot · Rapid City
WaTiki Indoor Waterpark Resort
Day passes for people not staying at an attached hotel are limited and sold in advance online only.
Indoors · Fee
- Parking
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Splash pad
- Accessible
1314 N Elk Vale Rd, Rapid City, SD 57703
Official site · Checked
Courts
Courts · Rapid City
Parkview Tennis Complex
Twelve courts are on the Parkview Drive recreation complex alongside the outdoor pool and ball fields.
Outdoors
- Parking
4325 Parkview Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
Official site · Checked
Courts · Rapid City
Quarry Park Tennis Courts
Two public courts are in Quarry Park on City Springs Road.
Outdoors
- Parking
City Springs Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Official site · Checked
Courts · Rapid City
Sioux Park Tennis Courts
Twelve courts stand in this complex and the lights allow night play.
Outdoors
- Parking
- Lights
2445 Canyon Lake Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702
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Courts · Rapid City
Thomson Park Tennis Courts
Two public courts are in Thomson Park on the city's east side.
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880 E Meadowlark Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
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Courts · Rapid City
Wilson Park Tennis and Pickleball Courts
The two courts here carry the city's spring pickleball league as well as tennis.
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1701 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57701
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