The Flowers, who are from Iowa, were in the Black Hills area vacationing. (Ryan Soderlin/Journal staff) Michael Abramoff of Iowa swims at Sylvan Lake on Thursday, July 22, 2010.

Nature lovers and thrill seekers alike should add this stunning Wyoming lake to their travel lists, as the surrounding region ...

All lakes in the Black Hills are man-made, what the GF&P refers to as impounded waters. The only fish native to the Black Hills are white suckers. Rainbow, brown and brook trout are annually stocked.

Located in the gorgeous Black Hills of South Dakota, Custer State Park is 71,000 acres of protected wildlife habitat, ...

The 109-mile, nationally recognized George S. Mickelson Trail spans much of the Black Hills, north to south, allowing access to the wildlands of the last region of the United States to be mapped.

PACTOLA RESERVOIR, S.D. — Hundreds of swimmers took to the Pactola Reservoir Sunday morning for the annual Pure Pactola open-water swimming competition. The event featured multiple distances designed ...

Sediment will be removed, used as topsoil elsewhere. RAPID CITY — Three lakes along the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway in the southern Black Hills will be drained so crews can remove excess sediment.

51.5% share of the Black Hills & Badlands region; Glacial Lakes & Prairies: $0.679 billion in visitor spending in 2022. This is a 13.6% increase from 2021, when it was $0.598 billion.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Three lakes along the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway in the southern Black Hills will be drained so crews can remove excess sediment. The U.S. Forest Service is draining ...

There are hundreds of miles of roadway within the Black Hills, nearly all of it scenic. ... “Turn off and go down the gravel road to get to Dalton Lake to fish or have lunch,” he said.

The original Sylvan Lake Hotel was a stopping point for adventurers looking to climb Black Elk Peak, the highest point in U.S. east of the Rockies, according to the lodge’s website.