- - - Current Review - 2025…read more- - - One of our favorite places to visit - great people, great views, and great climbing !!! - - - - - - - - May, 2025 Visit If you visit Devils Tower, you should plan to stay at Devils Tower Lodge (DTL) !! Stay at DTL for: The DTL team members The views of Devils Tower... the only places to sleep with a view of the Tower are the KOA campsite and Devils Tower Lodge The climbing Meeting fellow guests, and the communal meals The quiet of the nature The clear skies and stars at night If we could award six stars we would WOW!! - - - We recommend you also plan to climb... you CAN do it... all four of us - Mom, Dad, two kids, climbed and you can climb, too! You'll be safely roped in with a great climbing team. - - - We discovered Devils Tower Lodge (DTL) in 2017; we planned a visit to Devils Tower as part of an "out west" vacation and we were intrigued by the chance to see Devils Tower / Bear Lodge, from the room; then-owner Frank invited us to also climb with them, and we did not expect we would climb, but we said "Yes" and then when we got there we did climb - all four of us, and we had a phenomenal time... the whole trip was great and Devils Tower Lodge was the favorite highlight of that great trip. This year, in 2025, we had a chance for an extended weekend trip and we quickly confirmed that we'd go... Wyoming, especially Devils Tower Lodge, is a favorite place that excites us and also provides quiet and tranquility. In 2017 we climbed 120 feet up, while safely roped in; this trip I just hoped to get at least a little higher this time, and with Curtis we did make it higher, about 150 feet up... We climbed at the same spot on the Tower - they can point it to you so you can see it from the Lodge, and you can see the Lodge from where we climb. We enjoyed the "beginner" climb; if you're more experienced you can likely pick other locations on the Tower to climb. We climbed the Everlasting and Broken Tree routes 4-5 times. Curtis was a great guide!! Our daughter also climbed separately with DTL members (incl. Carlos), and they made it all the way the top... we were so proud that she set a goal and achieved it! A tornado hit the tower in 2024; the tornado damage was evident; it looked like the tornado hit the tower straight on, as trees were felled on both sides; we later saw much more damage as we drove toward Gillette. Breakfast and Dinner... great food, lovingly prepared by Hannah and Glen... plenty to fill you up... The rooms - each is uniquely decorated and nice and quiet, with great views. Stargazing... skies so dark; airplane flights do happen, but they are infrequent; you will likely see several satellites - smaller lights moving much more quickly than planes... for the first 90 min or so after sunset. Sunsets are later, and longer/slower than back home in STL. Peaceful... so quiet and peaceful there... you don't miss any noise; you are relaxed. The views of Devils Tower / Bear Lodge are wonderful, and the owners - Rachel and Gabe - a wonderful couple, now parents, are welcoming and giving. Thank you, Curtis, Carlos, Hannah & Glen, and Rachel and Gabe! - - - Original Review - 2017, abbreviated - - - AWESOME! Go. Stay. Experience. You'll be soooooo glad you did!We had a 15 day vacation to 8 places in Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, Utah and Colorado, and it was all amazing... this was out best-ever family trip for many reasons... and climbing Devils Tower with Gabe and Julius was THE BEST part of our amazing trip.If we could award six stars we would!... We reserved the cabin with two bedrooms... a full bed in each room and two futons in the large open room... amazing view of Devils Tower from the front door, from the nice and large patio deck, and from the panoramic window in the bathroom. ... The climbing was one of the highlights of our trip. They have a training room next to the main house where they fit you for shoes and the climbing harnesses, and where you learn that climbing is "not a series of pull-ups, which is often what they show in the movies," but is mostly legs pushing you upward, and where you put that into practice on a short rock wall. ... We climbed three routes from where we were, all starting right there at the same place, just a few feet left or right of the other. I truly thought we'd be happy if we climbed about 20 feet high, and lasted a full hour. As it was, all four of us climbed up the 100-foot route and the 115-foot route, and we were there for the entire six-hours that Gabe and Julius planned. ... Since coming home, we have been to our local pool, which has a 12-foot rock wall. This wall frustrates us because it requires so much upper body strength, and it is significantly more difficult that's climbing Devils Tower. Seriously... the rock wall at our pool takes more effort to climb than it did to climb Devils Tower.Thank you Frank, and the entire team at Devils Tower Lodge! ----- ----- -----

Love this place! From the moment you arrived, you are greeted and made to feel like you are at…read morehome! They showed us to our room, we chose the window room, and the view was spectacular. We also chose the dinner option, which I also recommend because there are few places nearby to eat. The dining area also has a great view of the tower. The communal dining allows you to interact with the other guests and the hosts! The dinner was homemade and delicious! I want to keep this place a secret because they don't have many rooms, but if you're planning on a trip to Devil's Tower... this THE PLACE to stay!

This hotel's saving graces are the fact that it is so easy to find right off of I-80 and the price…read more That's really about it. The room was clean. There was a bare bones number of towels. There was no hair dryer. I don't think I've ever stayed in a hotel without a hair dryer. Not the world's biggest inconvenience, but I would have brought one had i anticipated that. The fridge was unplugged when we got there, which we didn't realize (because why on earth would we be checking that?), so all of the stuff we put in the fridge upon arrival was not cold hours after we arrived when we realized. If I was in the area and looking for somewhere to stay for cheap, I'd probably stay here again. But you could also camp for even cheaper and get similar amenities.

Easy to find from the freeway with good signage…read more Checked in and asked for a room with a microwave and we got it. Did some laundry and got complimentary soap and dryer sheets. Nice touch. The staff was very helpful and nice with ides of what to do and directions. Room was basic and clean with good wifi coverage. If we are in the area again we would stay here.

We came to Sundace to see Devils Tower and wanted to stay in a cabin as apposed to a hotel. Found…read moreBearlodge Mountain Resort online and could not have been happier. The cabin was spacious, clean, and the view of the stars was spectacular. Would highly recommend staying here. If looking for a place to eat would also recommend Cowgirl Pizza and Laundry across the street.

We needed a place to camp for one night and could see storm clouds rolling coming. I called and he…read moresaid sure just pull in I will have someone meet you. The lady told us where to park our camper, and we quickly set up before the rain started. We didn't need water or electric and have our own bathroom. It was a great stop, and we didn't even get to see the scenery or wildlife. Thanks

Dee and Kim are wonderful and welcoming hosts! The house is located on a little dirt road just a…read morestones throw from Devils Tower. The property is tidy and gorgeous to just roam around on. The room we stayed in was on the main level. The room is modern and incredibly charming. It had a little kitchen area with coffee pot, microwave, fridge/freezer combo and all the dishes and pantry stock you'd need. The linens in this place are fantastic. Fluffy soft towels and wonderful sheets make me a happy lady! Breakfast in the morning was wonderful. We had a delicious yogurt and berry parfait, Fresh coffee and juice, fried eggs, scrapple (corn meal and sausage) and freshly made cinnamon coffee cake. Delightful conversation to be had with these charming folks as well. 10/10 will stay again! It's tucked back in there and absolutely worth finding, you won't be disappointed.

This was our first experience at a b&b and boy will we try them more now! We stayed at Lytle Creek…read moreovernight for part of our honeymoon trip, in the main floor room with a private deck to enjoy the scenery. Dee is wonderful! We had a wonderful breakfast of pancakes and sausage and eggs that sure was delicious!! The conversation with Dee was a delight and we definitely will stay again should we be in the area!!!

Review Visit: July 25th, 2015…read more If you have seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind, then you are very familiar with Devils Tower. This was about the final stop on a 2 week cross country trip and I am happy it was one of the last. We didn't get to get close, as we were tight on time, but still seeing it was awesome. I didn't know too much about it besides what we talked about in Geography classes in college, but I knew some of the legends and the uniqueness of the tower. It appears that there are trails around the tower you can hike. You can also climb the tower too, which is weird, since I thought it was all protected grounds by Native Americans. Maybe it's a limited window each year. Either way, if you can indeed get close, I would love to go back. I love odd, natural landmarks like this and would love to explore it up close. Wish I knew more to tell you all but maybe one day I can expand upon this post! Devils Tower is quite the landmark. It stands out when compared to everything else around it. Geologists still debate on how it is formed. Native Americans have a few folklore on how it was formed too. If you are interested in either of those, check the Website/Wiki links below.

The Devils Tower National Monument was the 1st national monument, established by President Theodore…read moreRoosevelt in 1906. The monument's boundary is area of 1,347 acres. It's also known as Mato Tipila or Bear Lodge. It is a butte, laccolithic, composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, Wyoming. It is 1,267 ft above the Belle Fourche River, standing 867 ft from the summit to base. Native American people, believe that a group of girls went out to play & were spotted by several giant bears, who began to chase them. To escape the bears, the girls climbed atop a rock, fell to their knees, praying to the Great Spirit to save them. Hearing their prayers, the rock rose from the ground towards the heavens so that the bears could not reach the girls. The bears, left deep claw marks in the sides, which had become too steep to climb. Those are the marks which appear today on the sides of Devils Tower. When the girls reached the sky, they were turned into stars.

This is a fun place for the kids to try out skiing for the first time…read more I brought my family to Terry Peak to learn how to ski. I grew up skiing, but my Florida babies hadn't seen snow until this vacation. There's a sweet little ski school that introduces kids to skiing. They get a two hour lesson with other kids, and by the end of it, most kids can safely ski down the bunny slope for the rest of the day. Sometimes they do take the kids on the chairlifts within those two hours, but on the day my kids took the class, they stuck to the magic carpet. Not a problem. Both kids enjoyed their lesson enough that they were up to trying the chairlift with me, and we hopped on, and the staff was kind enough to slow down the chairs to let us get on awkwardly and then to stop the lift when my son fell off when he dismounted. Everyone is super friendly. The instructors were really nice and great at communicating with the parents. The people running the rental area were very understanding when my daughter lost her ski in the powder. The resort is small enough that I was comfortable letting my kids go off with their ski school friends to ski the rest of the afternoon. The kids' green ski lesson package included a beginner's pass that allowed them access to the Stewart lift, so they could go down a couple green circle runs, which was enough for my daughter. The next day, I signed my son up for the Blue ski lesson package. On that day, it was just him and another kid who had also been in the beginner class the day before. The instructor took them to the top of the mountain, and by the end of the 2 hours, my son felt comfortable going down the easier blue squares. Both of my kids are now excited to plan more ski vacations. Terry Peak is probably too small for more experienced skiers to stay amused for long, but for a two day intro to skiing for my kids, it was perfect. We were there for spring break, and it happened to snow for the three days before we arrived, so the mountain was "busy." The lines to buy tickets and get fitted for rental gear were long and slow. But once you are all set up, the resort itself was fantastic. The lines for the chairlifts moved quickly, none of the 30=60 minute waits that I remember from skiing in Tahoe as a kid. The Stewart Lodge Cafe was a very fast place to grab a quick meal. They just serve pizza, hot dogs, burgers, chicken tenders, corn dogs, and chili. There's also a bar on one side that allows kids to sit at the tables but does not allow outside food. I heard that the other lodge has a better menu, but we never made it down there. There's a decent amount of free parking. We took a taxi from Deadwood (cost $35-40 each way) rather than try the icy and unfamiliar roads in a rental.

We didn't "hit the slopes" but yet we're packed with others brave enough to take on the wind and…read morecold. No doubt it is a popular place to ski. The bar area offered the perfect place to enjoy a glass of wine with a view of the slopes .

This place was awesome. 13 of us went and had so much. Beautiful views and so close to Terry peak…read moreskiing!

Rob canceled our reservation at midnight the same day we were supposed to check in for our family…read morevacation. We were all traveling from CO and IL. He also didn't give us a reason and wouldn't respond to any of our calls or texts. Horrible experience.

Go see the view of the gulch, then go inside the free visitor center to learn about the 8,000 feet…read moredeep gold mine. Interesting video displays showing the mining efforts and gold rendering process. Historical photos on the walls, as well as a mining elevator you can explore.

Longest and Last homestead gold mine in Lead, South Dakota (near Deadwood)…read more Everyone should check this gigantic hole out for themselves. The history is interesting, except for the fact that wealthy entrepreneurs exploited the common folks during the 1929 depression and bought their gold claims/homestead for less than market value. The museum was informative and had incredible exhibits but lacked a feature movie to chronically narrate its evolution.