Patriarch

Patriarch: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Patriarch

Season: October to February.

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 Patriarch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.93407, -103.57454. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patriarch

• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~0 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patriarch

Other other attractions near Patriarch

• 1880 Train (Hill City) · attraction · Pennington · ~0 km
• Mount Moriah Cemetery · attraction · Lawrence · ~63 km
• Old Style Saloon No. 10's · attraction · Lawrence · ~64 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~115 km
• Custer State Trail Challenge: Devil's Little Tower · attraction · Custer · ~12 km
• Little Devils Tower via Trail #4 · attraction · Custer · ~13 km
• Hall of Records · attraction · Pennington · ~14 km
• Theodore Roosevelt · attraction · Pennington · ~14 km
• Abraham Lincoln · attraction · Pennington · ~14 km
• Thomas Jefferson · attraction · Pennington · ~14 km

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