The park was originally established in 1912 as Custer State Forest & Game Preserve, then-Governor Peter Norbeck had a vision to create a large state park in the Black Hills that would be here for generations to come.
Jeff and I did several hikes within the park, a couple around a lake and one through a georgous prairie.
The Prairie Trail is a three mile loop through a prairie where we saw deer and bison. We also did the Stockade Lake Trail which was a 1.5 mile loop and we did the D. Sylvan Lake Shore Trail which is a one mile loop.
There is also a eighteen mile wildlife loop drive that takes you through the open grasslands and pine-speckeled hills that much of the park's wildlife call home.
We ran across some burros crossing the road and others that were just grazing nearby the road.
We also drove the Needles Highway which is approximately 14 miles - it is a spectacular drive through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and aspen and rugged granite mountains.
The road's name comes from the needle-like granite formations which seem to pierce the horizon along the highway.
Driving down the road, back to our campsite which was within the grounds of the park, we saw this beautiful Ram. He was grazing beside the road so we stopped for a quick look. He was about ten feet from us.
See ya down the road !
We also drove the Needles Highway which is approximately 14 miles - it is a spectacular drive through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and aspen and rugged granite mountains.
The road's name comes from the needle-like granite formations which seem to pierce the horizon along the highway.
Driving down the road, back to our campsite which was within the grounds of the park, we saw this beautiful Ram. He was grazing beside the road so we stopped for a quick look. He was about ten feet from us.
See ya down the road !
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