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Needles Highway

Needles Highway
Custer State Park
SD
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Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Legion Lake Resort £84 5.9 mi 9.5 km 4 of 5 stars
State Game Lodge £91 6.9 mi 11.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Shady Rest Motel N/A 7.0 mi 11.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Chief Motel £57 7.2 mi 11.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Super 8 Custer/Crazy Horse Area £71 7.7 mi 12.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
restaurant Distance Rating
Blue Bell Lodge - Tantanka Dining 1.4 mi 2.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Baker's Bakery & Cafe 6.9 mi 11.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Reetz s Old Fashion Ice Cream & Pie Shop 7.3 mi 11.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
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Blue Bell Stables 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4 of 5 stars
The Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary 7.7 mi 12.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Mount Rushmore National Memorial 10.1 mi 16.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“South Dakota Sights: Crazy Horse, Mammoths and More” Go World Travel Magazine
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Traveller Description: Needles Highway (SD Highway 87 between Sylvan Lake and Legion Lake ) is located in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. The... more »
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Attraction type: Scenic drive
Activities: Driving, Watching sunrise/sunset
Address: Custer State Park SD

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Reviews of Needles Highway

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“A Breathtaking Trip!”
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5 of 5 stars
rixfab
Chicago, Illinois
11 Nov 2008

I was fortunate enough to be able to take a motorcycle trip to South Dakota this past summer. The definate highlight of the trip was the Needles Highway. I have never in my entire life seen anything more beautiful. It was worth the 3,000 mile round trip just to be able to experience riding there. I'm definately going back again... more

“Great Road Trip!”
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5 of 5 stars
Tannernoodle
Wabasha, MN
18 Jul 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

After leaving Mt. Rushmore, we went on the Iron Mountain Road. That was COOL! Have your camera ready. One tunnel comes out and you see the entire rushmore hill. I missed it with the camera. After that you can cut down to the Custer Loop. That was pretty boring and long though. We saw buffalo at the very entrance and... more

“Needles H-way is amazing!!!”
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5 of 5 stars
KelsoMinnesota
minnesota
11 Jul 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

OMG...the needles highway was amazing i would way rather do that again then go on the presidential trail... i went there with a group and although mt. rushmore is more important to the country the needles are amazing...the views are breathtaking and the highway was a very relaxing drive... more

“I wish there had been more of these to drive thru!”
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4 of 5 stars
Deeno14
Moline, Illinois
17 May 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Head out of Hill City on 87 and take the needles highway. Kind of scary for some folks, but very fun. Lots of twists and turns. See my pics! more

“NO BETTER!!!!!!!!”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Omaha,NE
10 Feb 2004
3/3 found this review helpful

As a motorcycle rider I have found no better roads to ride in the world that can compare with the black hills! In the black hills the needles hwy is the ultimate road to cruise on. If you are up in that area this is a must see!!! more

“Try bicyling it!”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Burlington, VT
17 Nov 2003
2/2 found this review helpful

I was able to tour the Needles Highway on a bicycle last summer. Being from Vermont, it is hard to impress me with beutiful roads, but the Needles was off the charts! The combination of trees, spires, great climbing and awesome decent (toward the Coolidge campground side) was the highlight of my week in South Dakota (especially since RV's cannot... more

“Ah -- come on!”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Austin, TX
3 Jul 2003
1/3 found this review helpful

Oh Please! I just read the previous review -- the Needles Highway better than Mt. Rushmore? I visited Mt. Rushmore over 25 years ago, and then again this summer, while the Needles Highway is beautiful and a lot of fun to climb on, it doesn't hold a candle to Mt. Rushmore and it's Presidential Trail. more

“Needles Highway: Awesome”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
8 Apr 2003
3/6 found this review helpful

absolutely amazing. being a youngster and all, you can climb on all of the rocks and gaze for miles. it was quite fun and much better than mt. rushmore. more

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