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  • museum (9)
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  • golf (1)
  • art (1)
  • nature (1)

South Dakota United States #16A Highway Guide

Miles Kms Item Summary
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0.0		 Custer State Park Campground, South Dakota
 Junction of highway # 36. North to Community of Keystone, South Dakota. North to Mount Rushmore National Mounument, South Dakota. East to communities of Hermosa, South Dakota & Rapid City, South Dakota.
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0.0		 View from highway
 NOTE; U.S. Highway #16a is also part of the ' South Dakota - Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway ' For highway map & driving directions - See attached link for more information.
0.2
0.4		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, south side of highway
1.1
1.7		 View from highway
 Driving west.
2.1
3.3		 Roadside turnout picnic area
 Picnic tables, toilet.
2.1
3.4		 Wildlife Loop Road
 South side of highway.
2.2
3.6		 Access to Custer State Park, South Dakota Campground
 Group camping area
2.5
4.0		 Custer State Park Visitor Information Center
 South side of highway.
2.8
4.5		 Access to Custer State Park Campground, South Dakota
 South side of highway.
2.8
4.5		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, both sides of highway.
3.7
5.9		 Custer State Park Office
 North side of highway.
3.8
6.1		 Custer State Park, SD - Fish Hook Picnic Area
 Day use park.
3.9
6.2		 View from highway
 Driving west.
4.1
6.6		 Access to Custer State Park, SD - Grace Coolidge Campground
 Tenting area only, north side of highway.
4.2
6.8		 Access to Grace Coolidge R V Park
 South side of highway.
5.0
8.0		 Custer State Park, SD - Shady Rest Group Camping Area
 South side of highway.
6.0
9.7		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
6.6
10.6		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
6.9
11.1		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
7.2
11.6		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
7.6
12.2		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, south side of highway.
8.0
12.8		 Badger Creek Road
 Access to Badger Creek Memorial, SD; south side of highway
8.1
13.1		 Junction of highway # 87 ( The Needles Highway )
 North to Needles, SD. - Black Hills Playhouse, SD. North to Sylvan Lake, SD. Note highway # 87 overlaps highway # 16a at this point west.
8.7
14.0		 Point of Information
 Legion Lake, north side of highway.
9.1
14.7		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, South side of highway.
9.6
15.4		 Junction of highway # 87 south
 South to Wind Cave National Park, SD. South to city of Hot Springs, SD. 30 miles. Note, overlap of highway # 87 ends at this point & heads south.
9.7
15.6		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
9.9
16.0		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
10.2
16.4		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
10.3
16.6		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services, north side of highway.
10.6
17.0		 View from highway
 Driving west.
10.6
17.1		 View from highway
 Driving west.
10.7
17.2		 Access to Camp Bob Marshall
 North 1 mile.
11.4
18.3		 Access to Stockade Lake, South Dakota
 South of highway 3/4 miles.
11.4
18.4		 Access to Black Hills National Forest, SD. - Bismark Lake Campground
11.5
18.5		 Roadside turnout
 Paved, no services. Photo taken from roadside turnout, looking south at Stockade Lake, South Dakota.
12.0
19.3		 Access to Custer State Park, SD. - Stockade North Campground
 South side of highway. Medium size campground (43 sites) Mostly shaded Flush toilets and showers Telephone (located at comfort station) Playground Evening Naturalist programs
12.2
19.7		 Custer State Park, SD. - Western Entrance - Toll Gate
12.4
19.9		 View from highway
 Driving west.
12.9
20.8		 Roadside turnout with historic information sign
 This picturesque valley was the site of the permanent camp of the Black Hills Expedition of 1874 under the command of General George A Custer of the 7th Calvary. Their 5 day stay was the longest stop made during the entire expedition. General Custer used this campsite as a base for reconnaissance trips to other points of the Black Hills. The expedition party totaled about 1000 men, 1900 horses & mules, 300 beef cattle & 110 wagons. In addition to the cavalry, the personal included nearly 100 Indian scouts, interpreters, engineers, newspaper correspondents, 2 practical miners and a photographer. Gold was discovered in French Creek in 1874.
13.0
21.0		 Golden Valley Road
13.4
21.5		 County Roadway # 345
13.4
21.6		 Point of Information
 Crossing French Creek, South Dakota.
13.9
22.4		 Access to campground
 South side of highway.
14.2
22.9		 Access to campground
 North side of highway.
14.4
23.2		 Access to campground
 North side of highway.
14.5
23.3		 View from highway
 Driving west.
15.3
24.6		 Junction of highway # 89 - City of Custer, South Dakota
 North to Sylvan Lake, South Dakota. Access to U.S. Highways # 16 & # 385. For highway travel North and south via U.S. Highway # 385 - See Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guides U.S. Highway # 385 north - City of Custer to Deadwood City, SD. or south - City of Hot Springs, SD. to city of Custer, SD

16.0
25.8		 City of Custer, South Dakota
 Welcome to Custer. Attractions in and around Custer, South Dakota; Black Hills Balloons - Crazy Horse Memorial Avenue of the Chiefs - Custer County 1881 Courthouse Museum - D&B Productions - Flintstone's Bedrock City - Four Mile Old West Town - Jewel Cave National Monument - National Museum of Woodcarving. - Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide. -e