Specialties
Imagine escaping on a vacation getaway to a real log cabin that is both quiet and secluded yet only 1/2 mile from Hill City's Main Street. Our property is in the "Heart of the Black Hills" so we are centrally located to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Deadwood, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Deerfield Lake, Sylvan Lake, and many other Black Hills attractions.
We offer six intimate real log cabins for nightly or weekly rental year-round. Our cabins circle a peaceful meadow and are placed well back from the road. Each cabin features a full kitchen with range, refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, cookware, dinnerware and utensils. Each also has a gas fireplace, gas barbeque, an old-fashioned clawfoot bathtub or slate-lined rock shower, towels, bedding, a gas barbeque, and a porch with breathtaking views.
Five have lofts and comfortably sleep up to four people. Our sixth, which has a view of Harney Peak, is a two bedroom and can sleep up to eight. The cabins are placed a short distance apart to afford peace and privacy.
History
Established in 2001.
Newton Fork Ranch is a third-generation property just outside Hill City in the beautiful and pristine Black Hills of South Dakota. Situated on Deerfield Road, the Ranch is a series of old mining claims originally owned in the late 1800s by the Harney Peak Tin Mining Company of New York and London, England. Time truly stands still here. Your mind can wander back to an era before South Dakota was a state and this property was located in Dakota Territory. The lodging portion of Newton Fork Ranch was opened in May 2001.
Meet the Business Owner: Linda F.
Over 100 years ago, the Cheyenne to Deadwood stage ran through Newton Fork Ranch. Later, the Burlington Northern Railroad took its place heading up to Deadwood and the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead. Now, the abandoned railroad tracks have been turned into a popular hiking and biking trail that stretches 114 miles. My grandparents home, which is the small ranch house on the left as one enters Newton Fork Ranch, was built in 1914 before electricity or modern conveniences came to the Hills. In the 1940s they owned a small grocery store on Main Street. In 1999, I purchased Newton Fork Ranch from my uncle and built six log cabins. My hope was to create a place where others could experience the same special magic I have always found here. Historically speaking, my grandparent's strength, courage, and pioneer spirit supplied Hill City with a memorable old-time grocery store and me with terrific memories. My hope is that when guests leave here they will have plenty of their own!