Marty was an excellent guide for my husband during our recent trip to SD. He went out of his way to…read moretour the local honey holes & share a bit about the region. Marty's fees are extremely affordable & he provided what was needed for the walking guided experience. Thank you!

I am a beginner fly fisher - Marty, the owner, was an excellent guide and trainer. Prices are very…read morereasonable and he carried everything I needed to begin my new hobby. What a beautiful way to explore the back country of the Black Hills!

We started down Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway and stopped at Bridal Veil Falls, Spearfish Falls,…read moreand Roughlock Falls. Roughlock Falls was our last stop. If you drive pass the trailhead parking lot and keep going down to the end, after you pass the "Roughlock Falls" sign, you will see a parking lot that will lead you closer to the falls. It's 1.5miles from the trailhead but this location only took us a total of 35mins with photos in between. Not difficult, just a few zig zags. We had youngest of 4 to 70s and we all made it. These falls are described as low cascading falls. It's not up high.

Driving through Spearfish Canyon we knew we had to hutches waterfalls. Roughlock is one of the most…read morepicturesque I've seen. There are two ways to get to the falls. 1) park at the trail head and make your way up ~1 mile or 2) drive up above the falls where there is a short accessible path with lookout. The view from the top aren't great but at that location you can walk down a paved path (although steep and not accessible) to the bottom of the falls. This is the view you want! The falls aren't the highest but at the pool they then separate out in multiple paths over moss covered rocks. The stream is completely clear and you can easily see fish which is great for little ones to look for. This is a must do for anyone driving through spearfish.

Loved this area and enjoyed the solitude, the hike, the lake and the trails. Definitely recommend.read more

Fabulous! Great little store inside, and some history too. Books and a few gift items available…read more Be respectful and do not take pictures of their holy items. Kind people running it. Answered a question I had about snakes. I love learning and they teach you what you need to learn. God bless.

The food is on the pricey side, and is just pretty good. Don't miss out on the mini donuts though,…read moreso good! The store itself has some good stuff you will want to buy. It's also a bit pricey though. The bathrooms there were clean and had plenty of outdoor seating with great views of the lake to enjoy too.

Delicious cheeseburger and mini donuts coated in cinnamon sugar. Made to order. Easy to take with…read moreyou to the lake. Friendly staff. Great assortment of snacks, drinks and souvenirs, too.

Everyone here was really nice, good service. Easy to rent our boat and order food. Food was good…read moreand boat was in great condition. We were allowed to bring our dog on the boat. The whole family had a great time. Nice lake, not too crowded. We pulled a tube. Two thumbs up.

We came here to rent a pontoon or kayaks. The pontoon were booked out a few days, so reserve ahead…read moreof you plan to do that. We ended up renting three kayaks. My 12 year old daughter was trying it for the first time. She was nervous but did ok. I probably would not let any child younger than 12 go out. There were some waves due to wind but we stayed close to shore. I spoke to the owner at the marina. She was super friendly. Price was decent, like $60 for two hours for three kayaks. I wouldn't pay much more than that, but it was fun to try out. It was easy to get in and out at the marina. The lake is beautiful. There is a nice public beach that has a day use fee. We are definitely going back to rent a pontoon.

Stopped in today to get the last Tenkara I have needed for my collection. Sam was super helpful and…read morevery knowledgable. They have a ton of awesome merch From fly tying materials, lines, rods, hats, packs, you name it they got it. Got to buy local and support a great small business. I cannot recommend this place enough! we will be back soon! Fair prices and they offer a military discount.

They sent the product out immediately. They kept me informed and they are the nicest people in the…read moreworld. I would definitely buy from them almost exclusively. Unfortunately, I almost did not buy from them now I feel bad.

I had an amazing opportunity on our previous trip to take the whole family to see this awesome park…read morelocated just a few miles away from Mount Rushmore. one of the things that really excited my family and I was the wildlife road that you could take got to see some amazing animals freely grazing right on the sides of roads. It was a great experience I was told that if you want to see even more come earlier and you will thoroughly enjoy how much our life is out and about we went about 1 o'clock and still having to enjoy the time seeing lots of wildlife This wildlife road definitely can take you about two hours to drive on so be prepared for that if you take the wildlife road After that, we continued on to see the eye of the needle and many other amazing places they had inside the park. After driving around, we stopped by the lake. They have some beautiful deck seating for you if you decide to either go in get some food and eat on the deck area outside or take it to go either way it is a great atmosphere inside the gift shop plenty of smiling faces and Nice People working in this area. Oh, I definitely think that it was a world park and every person we encountered whether it was a park range or a worker they were very nice and courteous easy to talk to and we definitely just enjoyed our time there

We started off our day at Custer State Park. We began by going into the visitor center, which is an…read moreabsolute MUST DO. Why? Because when you walk in there is a large scale model of the park and they mark it to show the last reported sighting of bison. The volunteers then showed us how to find that area, and they also showed us another visitor center along the way where they recommended we stop to get further updated information. The bison were located at the southern end of the park, so the beginning of our drive was just through beautiful landscape, without much wildlife at that point. We stopped as instructed at the next visitor center, and got an updated status of the bison, as well as directions on how to find them, as you needed to go off on one of the side roads. We headed off, and then as we rounded the bend on the road there they were! Hundreds of bison as far as you could see. It was absolutely amazing. You can easily pull to the side of the road and stop, and you can roll down your windows and just observe - it was incredible. Several times we were stopped along the way as they crossed the road in front of us. It was absolutely one of the highlights of our trip to South Dakota. After we finished driving through the herd, we continued our journey and ended up at the Blue Bell Lodge for lunch, which we highly recommend. From there, we drove the Needles Highway, a big portion of which in our case was done in the rain. But despite the rain, there was still lots to see, even though a lot of it for us was from inside the car, where we periodically rolled down the windows to take pictures. I would say our day at Custer State Park was absolutely the best experience we had during the entire stay in South Dakota, so I would highly, highly recommend it!

I love Scheels and wished there was one in my own state. So when I travel to other states, I always…read morelike to see if there is one in the state I am visiting. This location is in the same plaza as Ross and Boot Barn, with plenty of parking. Scheels in general is a dog friendly store, so I visited this store with my little girl dog and my husband. We were greeted by a few friendly employees when we entered the store. This store is a little smaller than some of the other locations that I have been to, as it did not have a ferris wheel in the middle of the store, but they do have a cafe that sells coffee and tasty sweets. There is also a bowling alley, which cost only $1 for 5 frames. My husband and I ended up playing a round each while we visited. Our visit was fun and pleasant. We enjoyed browsing the store after playing a short round of bowling. If I lived in the area, it is most likely that I would be a regular.

This place is amazing! Plenty of everything from golf to firearms to whatever. Prices seemed fair…read moreand the customer service is number 1, period! After spending around 30-45 minutes here with the wife, we were greeted and asked if we needed any assistance by no less than 6-8 staffers. That's pretty impressive, given these days and times. One thing is fir sure, we will be back.

Black Hills National Forest is so beautiful! We hiked the 7.1 mile hike to Black Elk Peak starting…read morefrom Sylvan Lake. The views are spectacular and we even got lucky and saw a mountain goat at the top. If you do this hike, I would recommend hiking shoes, a hat, and a water pack to stay hydrated.

Beautiful natural landscapes! Gorgeous views! Got to take lots of beautiful photography!!read more

This was a nice quick loop around the lake. There's rock climbing to do if you want, but the basic…read moretrail isn't too strenuous. There's benches to enjoy the nice view too. Definitely worth checking out! We didn't get any pictures as it was raining pretty hard when we were there, but we still had fun checking it out.

Quick, easy trail to do around lake while making a stop at the lodge. It is only about a mile…read morearound and the first part to the beach is paved with lots of seating areas and benches. After the pavement ends, the terrain dies get a bit tough and hilly. Still very easy in terms of hikes but there are uneven sprints and some stones so just don't assume that the whole path is accessible or intended for everyone. Offered some great views and there appeared to be lots of fishing spots.