Custer State Park

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Perhaps our all-time favorite state park (so far) is Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

A map:

Map
Entrance sign

Tunnel:

Tunnel
Tunnel

We had lunch at Sylvan Lake, then did an impromptu hike around the lake:

Sylvan Lake lunch

Sylvan Lake:

Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake

GIF of a hidden waterfall behind the lake:

Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake
Custer State Park

Another tunnel:

Custer State Park
Tunnel
Custer State Park
Custer State Park
Tunnel
Tunnel
Custer State Park
Custer State Park
Custer State Park
Custer State Park

Bison Center:

Bison Center
Bison Center
Bison Center
Bison Center
Bison Center
Bison Center

Wildlife Station Visitor Center:

Wildlife Station Visitor Center
Wildlife Station Visitor Center
Wildlife Station Visitor Center
Wildlife Station Visitor Center

Bison:

Bison
Bison
Bison
Bison
Bison
Bison

Pronghorn:

Big horn sheep

Prairie dog:

Prairie dog
Bison

Visitor Center:

Visitor Center
Visitor Center
Visitor Center
Visitor Center

“Bison Poo” snack:

Biso Poo

The Needles Eye:

The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
The Needles Eye
Custer State Park
Custer State Park
Custer State Park

Cathedral Spires Trail hike:

Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike
Cathedral Spires Trail hike

Legion Lake Trail hike:

Legion Lake Trail hike
Legion Lake Trail hike
Legion Lake Trail hike
Legion Lake Trail hike
Custer State Park
Custer State Park
Tunnel
Bison
Bison

A most excellent park.