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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

The Black Hills provide chances for outdoor excursions and history fans and animal lovers. This highly wooded area in the southwest part of South Dakota has dazzling lakes, waterfalls, and animals.

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 Sioux were not the original inhabitants of the Black Hills. Their people were originally from the Northern Great Lakes and moved westward. Beginning in the early 18th century, the Sioux engaged in ...

The Black Hills of South Dakota. 1/2/2025 | 27m 45s Video has Closed Captions | CC. ... ♪ Made it to Sylvan Lake, which, as you can tell by all the people, it's a -- it's a bit of a hot spot here.