Cabin and campground improvements, and bridge and infrastructure replacement are among some of the many improvements state ...

South Dakota's largest state park offers many of the same outdoor thrills—breathtaking landscapes, roaming wildlife, and rugged adventure—but with fewer people, no grizzly bears, and a refreshingly ...

Custer State Park in western South Dakota will have an antelope hunting season later this year, its first since 2016. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission voted at its meeting in early ...

There are so many things to do in Badlands National Park! The jaw-dropping beauty of Badlands National Park draws touris ...

The owners of the Fort Hays Old West Town, a tourism destination just south of Rapid City, have about 150 days each year to ...

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has approved a major expansion of the area where hunters can use dogs to pursue mountain lions in the Black Hills. Previously limited to Custer State ...

See Custer State Park, named one of USA TODAY's best scenic views in America Explore Custer State Park in South Dakota, named one of USA TODAYs Most Treasured Views in America for 2025.

Last spring, when we recommended five state parks to visit, readers told us we had missed some of their favorites. So here ...

Commission held their September meeting at the Outdoor Campus in Rapid City, last Thursday and Friday, Sept. 4-5.

A 90-minute program on South Dakota’s three separate-but-equal branches of state government will be held later this month in ...