Bugtown Gulch

Bugtown Gulch: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bugtown Gulch

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Bugtown Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.79304, -103.71270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bugtown Gulch

• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~11 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bugtown Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bugtown Gulch

• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~75 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~86 km · Must-see

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