Out in the parks
Celebrate National Trails Day with a guided afternoon hike into Hell Canyon, one of the quieter limestone canyons in the southern Black Hills. A Black Hills National Forest guide leads […]
Spend a Saturday evening singing by the water at Bismark Lake, a small lake tucked into the pines just east of Custer. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, […]
Smokey Bear turns 82, and the Black Hills National Forest is throwing him a party in Custer. Bikers rolling in for the start of the Sturgis Rally and local families […]
Gather around the campfire at Horsethief Lake, a small lake under the pines just down the road from Mount Rushmore, for an evening with the Songbird of the Black Hills. […]
Step into Black Hills history at Meeker Ranch, built in 1887 by former Pony Express rider Frank Cunningham Meeker and acquired by the Forest Service in 2004. Just outside Custer, […]
Close out the summer with a lakeside campfire sing-along at Sheridan Lake. Sally Svenson, the Songbird of the Black Hills, plays her original songs and the Black Hills stories behind […]
We usually hear about forest insects only when they cause trouble, but just 1 to 3 percent of known insect species are considered pests. Join USFS entomologist Megan Wilson for […]
