Jim Lewis Park

Jim Lewis Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jim Lewis Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Jim Lewis Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.93167, -103.57466. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jim Lewis Park

• 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
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · 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 · ~17 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

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