Our first trip to South Dakota wouldn't be complete without a ride on horse back through the Black…read moreHills. Randy and Peggy were awesome at making that happen for us. Although my husband and I are more of the City Slicker crew than the Bonanza Crew, we felt well prepared for our ride after a quick orientation by Randy. We took the 2 hour tour and it was well worth it with beautiful vistas and a true connection with nature. We even got to see a deer in our travels. Thank you Peggy and Randy for creating an experience we will forever cherish. Thank you, Your City Slickers, Donna & Domenic

Highly recommend this place. I took my 13-year-old granddaughter and 11 year old grandson for a two…read morehour ride with James. Perfect! James was great, Peggy was great and the ladies (I don't remember their names) working with the horses and the riders were awesome. Their care for the horses, pairing and instructions to riders was spot on and the animals condition are first rate, very impressive. Will be back! Thank you everyone. Grandpa

We booked the 1/2 hour trail ride with chuck wagon dinner! It was a great time! We enjoyed every…read moreaspect of it! If you are on the fence about doing it, it was worth it!

What an amazing experience. The trail ride is beautiful!! The horses are well taken care of and…read morethe pricing is quite reasonable. Shout out to our guide Brittany who enhanced the experience and was helpful for my daughter's first ride ever. If we come back to the area, we'll definitely do another ride. Thank you!!

I've been on trail rides before and they're boring as crap. This is the opposite of that!!…read more This is no different than going to someone's ranch who lets you ride their horses around their land with them. 2 hours of awesomeness!! Wranglers with personalities, stories, jokes, and just fun to be around. They provided all the guidance necessary for those in our party with no experience, while allowing those with the freedom to control the horse. Beautiful scenery, varying terrain, and even the opportunity to trot the horses a little bit. There's nothing like it in the Black Hills. Hands down the favorite activity of the trip for every member of our party!! Oh yeah...they take pictures the whole time and send them to you for no charge on the spot when you're done!! Definitely on our to do list on our next trip out there.

My son and I had a great time, I own my own horses, I trail ride a lot, but to explore and…read moreexperience a bit of Custer SD. from the back of a horse was relaxing and fun, the horses were great, easy to handle , our guide was super friendly and experienced. I'll definitely ride at their slice of heaven anytime.

As someone who has done a few trail rides before, I really appreciate that there is a guide at the…read morefront and back of the procession of horses. It helps to hear directions and have help if needed. The trail itself was a great one, and had us going uphill, downhill, and across water. It was very pretty scenery. Additionally, the horses were all gentle and good listeners. It was an easy and relaxing ride (the horses know what to do without much direction needed haha) and the staff was very friendly. We even had a little girl on our ride too, so even kids can ride the horses safely! They also gave us helmets to ride with which were very clean. Our horses Tank and Doc did a great job

Our family of five have VERY limited horseback experience. I called full of nerves to make sure the…read moretrails and horses would be appropriate for my crew. After speaking with the owner, we booked the trail ride. It was super enjoyable and we made memories that we will all cherish from this trip. The horses are well trained and the terrain was just beautiful and no sheer cliffs, just a few hills that were easily navigable for the horses.

This ranch was perfect for our family. Gentle horses with beautiful rides each day. And back to…read morehome cooked meals and trips to town to sample the local attractions. It made for an amazing week. Great way to spend a vacation!

Took an hour and a half ride through the Black Hills with my mother. The trail was beautiful, the…read morehorses were sweet and handled well, and the owner was very helpful and friendly. Highly recommended!

From the owner: Not your typical Nose to Tail trail ride. We specialize in private guided trail rides. Advanced…read moreReservations Required. All rides are privately guided, small groups maximum 5 riders.

0 stars if possible. He was a jerk as soon as we showed up. WE DIDNT EVEN END UP GOING ON THE RIDE…read moreIT WAS THAT UNPROFESSIONAL. We were making a travel video of experiences and adventures in South Dakota and he then immediately demanded we take no photo or video and we could not mention his company. Didn't want any free advertising from our humble travel video/recap and wouldn't hear us out explaining we posed no risk to him. Luckily we got our deposit back in cash but just a mess of an experience.

When we first got there he was incredibly rude to us. We booked this to show off fun things to do…read morearound South Dakota, and as soon as we mentioned this to him he started yelling at us and accused us of trying to scam him. This trip was suppose to be for work, and although we drove out here for this experience, my friend and I debated if we should still do the ride even if it would just be for personal enjoyment. Overall, we ended up canceling right at the door because of how belittling the man was to us. I will give him this, he refunded our down payment and I appreciate that. I was very excited for this experience, and extremely disappointed in how it ended up.

While on our trip to the Black Hills of SD we had a long list of things we wanted to do. One was a…read morehorse back ride. We had seen a few places along our travels and a lot listed in the tourist guide. We chose Country Charm Cabins and Corrals based on the advice of John and Ann (proprietors at The Shady Rest Motel). This was a great decision. Owen and Lois (I hope I am remembering their names correctly) are awesome. They have owned this location for 12 years. Lois is a riding instructor. Upon calling and making reservations I was asked about our skill level and told exactly what to wear and what to bring. The ride time is 2 hours. Riders ride their own horses. My son who is 6 was on his own horse with a lead. We are inexperienced riders so we were given instruction on how to handle our horses. Each rider is given a bag to take with them for water and a camera. Helmets are required for children. My husband and I wore one as well. The trail takes riders on a lovely tour of some flat grassy areas and some hilly areas. Lois is fantastic about explaining plants, trees, history, etc. along the way as well as explaining the correct way to handle the horses. The only thing I wish I would have known is they do not accept credit cards. We had some cash on us but not enough for the 3 of us. We were willing to give them all the cash we had and stop by with the rest the next day. They offered to let us mail it. We loved this ride. My son loved when we were able to trot.

wonderful staff! gentle horses! loved trail riding here. will return on our next trip.read more

Loved staying at this beautiful ranch! We had a cute little one room cabin and it was perfect! It…read morewas clean, cozy, and had a grill, shower, mini-fridge, and microwave. What else could you need? We also had a hot tub and a fire pit which was shared with a few other cabins. They also had bigger cabins on the other side of the ranch which had their own fire pits and hot tubs. The best part was waking up every morning and stepping on the deck to see the donkeys and horses in the pasture. They do trail rides with horses, and we also took advantage of their ATV rentals! What a blast that was!Unfortunately, I was there during COVID so the bar was closed, and they usually have live music too. Can't wait to go back and experience the rest of it. It's already so perfect! So much to do in a quiet, peaceful place!

My extended family decided to have a vacation together this summer. The consensus location: The…read more(beautiful) Black Hills of South Dakota. I was in charge of finding a home big enough for us to rent. I did a lot of research and used one or two, especially VRBO. I chose the Gold Stone Lodge, owned by Deerview Bed & Breakfast. What a lovely place. Everyone enjoyed it. This place is west of Hill City, which is centrally located in the Black Hills. It is right next to the Mickelson Trail which is great for runners, hikers, casual walkers and bicyclists. Really beautiful in the early morning. A horde of wild turkeys was in our yard one evening. (I don't know what you call a large group of wild turkeys). We were within walking distance of a place where you can go horseback riding. This is the first time our family has done this: rent a home together. I mention that because it may have been a bit expensive perhaps but I'm not sure on that. Linda, the owner, and her husband are very friendly. One day Linda had to come and see if the last renters left an item but she called ahead to be sure that it was OK. You can check out pictures of this place on the VRBO web site: http://www.vrbo.com/128400. The home is very comfortable and Linda (who also runs Deerview B&B) seems to have thought of everything. She and her husband have some beautiful design features in the home. In the pictures you can see some of the stone work that her husband had done: masterful work! Also there are a number of stuffed animals done in two what I would call dioramas, one upstairs and one downstairs.