Sandra’s guidebook
Food scene
Some of my favorite restaurants & breweries in and around Rapid City!
This restaurant is only 30 minutes from Rapid City and it has the best filets around! Super reasonable prices! (Cash only)
Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon
Served with a baked potato, Texas toast and a quarter wedge of lettuce with our homemade ranch dressing.
6oz $11.959oz $13.95
Kaes Spaetzle Primavera
German dumplings & Swiss cheese, topped with fresh steamed vegetables served with a wedge of lettuce & Texas toast
$11.95
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Alpine Inn
133 Main StreetThis restaurant is only 30 minutes from Rapid City and it has the best filets around! Super reasonable prices! (Cash only)
Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon
Served with a baked potato, Texas toast and a quarter wedge of lettuce with our homemade ranch dressing.
6oz $11.959oz $13.95
Kaes Spaetzle Primavera
German dumplings & Swiss cheese, topped with fresh steamed vegetables served with a wedge of lettuce & Texas toast
$11.95
Dakotah Steakhouse
1325 N Elk Vale RdGreat food, drinks & atmosphere! They usually have bands on the weekends! It’s close by!
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Murphy's Pub and Grill
510 9th StGreat food, drinks & atmosphere! They usually have bands on the weekends! It’s close by!
I love this restaurant!!!! The food is amazing! My favorite is the Walnut Shrimp!
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Golden Phoenix
2421 West Main StreetI love this restaurant!!!! The food is amazing! My favorite is the Walnut Shrimp!
Great place to have a beer! Close by and they have a variety of beers to chose from! The last time I was there they didn’t serve any food.
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Lost Cabin Beer Co.
1401 W Omaha StGreat place to have a beer! Close by and they have a variety of beers to chose from! The last time I was there they didn’t serve any food.
Deadwood Tobacco Co
657 Main StThe food is amazing here!!!!
Armadillo's Ice Cream Shoppe
130 Main StMmmmm…..this place has the BEST truffles!!!
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Chubby Chipmunk Hand-Dipped Chocolates
420 Cliff StMmmmm…..this place has the BEST truffles!!!
Sightseeing
There are so many places to see and things to do in the Black Hills! Here are a few suggestions!
Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today.
www.nps.gov
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
13000 South Dakota 244Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today.
www.nps.gov
Custer State Park is a South Dakota State Park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills, United States. The park is South Dakota's largest and first state park, named after Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
The park is home to a herd of 1,500 bison.[2] Elk, coyotes, mule deer, white tailed deer, mountain goats, prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, river otters, pronghorn, cougars, and feral burros also inhabit the park. The park is known for its scenery, its scenic drives (Needles Highway and the wildlife loop), with views of the bison herd and prairie dog towns. This park is easily accessible by road from Rapid City. Other nearby attractions are Wind Cave National Park, Mount Rushmore, Jewel Cave National Monument, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Badlands National Park.
Daily: Weekly Park License: $20 per vehicle | Motorcoach License: $3 per person per visit
13848 US Highway 16A, Custer, SD
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Custer State Park
13438 US Highway 16ACuster State Park is a South Dakota State Park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills, United States. The park is South Dakota's largest and first state park, named after Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
The park is home to a herd of 1,500 bison.[2] Elk, coyotes, mule deer, white tailed deer, mountain goats, prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, river otters, pronghorn, cougars, and feral burros also inhabit the park. The park is known for its scenery, its scenic drives (Needles Highway and the wildlife loop), with views of the bison herd and prairie dog towns. This park is easily accessible by road from Rapid City. Other nearby attractions are Wind Cave National Park, Mount Rushmore, Jewel Cave National Monument, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Badlands National Park.
Daily: Weekly Park License: $20 per vehicle | Motorcoach License: $3 per person per visit
13848 US Highway 16A, Custer, SD
The Needles of the Black Hills of South Dakota are a region of eroded granite pillars, towers, and spires within Custer State Park. Popular with rock climbers and tourists alike, the Needles are accessed from the Needles Highway, which is a part of Sylvan Lake Road. It’s a beautiful drive! I highly recommend!
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Needles Highway
The Needles of the Black Hills of South Dakota are a region of eroded granite pillars, towers, and spires within Custer State Park. Popular with rock climbers and tourists alike, the Needles are accessed from the Needles Highway, which is a part of Sylvan Lake Road. It’s a beautiful drive! I highly recommend!
Sylvan Lake is a lake located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. It was created in 1881 when Theodore Reder built a dam across Sunday Gulch Creek. The lake area offers picnic places, rock climbing, small rental boats, swimming, and hiking trails.
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Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake is a lake located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States. It was created in 1881 when Theodore Reder built a dam across Sunday Gulch Creek. The lake area offers picnic places, rock climbing, small rental boats, swimming, and hiking trails.
Pactola Lake is the largest reservoir in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States; it was created by the construction of the Pactola Dam. It was started on 25 November 1952. Contrary to popular belief there is no town at the bottom of Pactola Lake. The Bureau of Reclamation clear cut and cleaned the lake bottom before it filled. The few buildings still there by the time the dam was finished on August 15, 1956 were moved or auctioned off. The only structure under the water is the old Civilian Conservation Corp camp dynamite bunker.
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Pactola Lake
Pactola Lake is the largest reservoir in the Black Hills of South Dakota, United States; it was created by the construction of the Pactola Dam. It was started on 25 November 1952. Contrary to popular belief there is no town at the bottom of Pactola Lake. The Bureau of Reclamation clear cut and cleaned the lake bottom before it filled. The few buildings still there by the time the dam was finished on August 15, 1956 were moved or auctioned off. The only structure under the water is the old Civilian Conservation Corp camp dynamite bunker.
It is a two-hour, narrated 20-mile round trip between Hill City and Keystone. Passengers view vistas of Harney Peak, mining encampments and participate in good old-fashioned fun. Trains follow the original route of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laid down in the late 1880s to service the mines and mills between Hill City and Keystone. The Black Hills Central Railroad is the oldest continuously operating tour railroad in the nation and operates three steam and two diesel engines throughout the season. One of our locomotives is more than 100 years old!
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1880 Zug - Hill City Depot
222 Railroad AveIt is a two-hour, narrated 20-mile round trip between Hill City and Keystone. Passengers view vistas of Harney Peak, mining encampments and participate in good old-fashioned fun. Trains follow the original route of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad laid down in the late 1880s to service the mines and mills between Hill City and Keystone. The Black Hills Central Railroad is the oldest continuously operating tour railroad in the nation and operates three steam and two diesel engines throughout the season. One of our locomotives is more than 100 years old!
If you like to hike - this is a MUST! The views are breathtaking! It is a good workout - somewhat challenging!
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Black Elk Peak
If you like to hike - this is a MUST! The views are breathtaking! It is a good workout - somewhat challenging!
Crazy Horse
Another historical sight - Its a work in progress!
Nearby towns !
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota known for its gold rush history. Mount Moriah Cemetery has the graves of Wild West figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Exhibits at the Adams Museum include a huge gold nugget and a plesiosaur fossil. The 1892 Historic Adams House is a Victorian mansion with original features. South of town, the George S. Mickelson Trail leads through the Black Hills National Forest.
Deadwood is lined with casinos in case you want to try your luck!!!
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Deadwood
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota known for its gold rush history. Mount Moriah Cemetery has the graves of Wild West figures like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Exhibits at the Adams Museum include a huge gold nugget and a plesiosaur fossil. The 1892 Historic Adams House is a Victorian mansion with original features. South of town, the George S. Mickelson Trail leads through the Black Hills National Forest.
Deadwood is lined with casinos in case you want to try your luck!!!
Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, in the Black Hills mountains. Narrow and steep Spearfish Canyon, carved by Spearfish Creek, is located just south of Spearfish. The D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives is one the oldest fish hatcheries in the country.
Drive up the canyon to enjoy wildlife, waterfalls and hiking trails.
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Spearfish
Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, in the Black Hills mountains. Narrow and steep Spearfish Canyon, carved by Spearfish Creek, is located just south of Spearfish. The D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives is one the oldest fish hatcheries in the country.
Drive up the canyon to enjoy wildlife, waterfalls and hiking trails.
There are a lot of quaint shops downtown.
I would recommend having dinner at the Alpine Inn!
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Hill City
There are a lot of quaint shops downtown.
I would recommend having dinner at the Alpine Inn!
Roughlock Falls Trail