Places to visit in South Dakota
7,615 places in South Dakota, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open South Dakota on the map.
By type
- Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in South Dakota · 2,744
- Churches in South Dakota · 1,828
- Hills & Viewpoints in South Dakota · 1,103
- Parks in South Dakota · 617
- Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in South Dakota · 432
- Forts & Heritage in South Dakota · 267
- Other attractions in South Dakota · 256
- Museums in South Dakota · 199
- Beaches & Coast in South Dakota · 49
- Waterfalls in South Dakota · 33
- Caves in South Dakota · 31
- Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in South Dakota · 29
- Treks in South Dakota · 21
- Mosques & Dargahs in South Dakota · 3
- Buddhist sites in South Dakota · 2
- Temples in South Dakota · 1
Must-see places in South Dakota
- Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · Must-see
- Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · Must-see
- Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village · fort · Davison · Must-see
- 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · Must-see
- Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · Must-see
- Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · Must-see
- Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · Must-see
- Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · Must-see
- Cottonwood Lake · lake · Marshall · Must-see
- Grass Lake · lake · Codington · Must-see
- Beaver Lake · lake · Yankton · Must-see
- D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · Must-see
- Clear Lake · lake · Deuel · Must-see
- Bitter Lake · lake · Day · Must-see
- Lake Poinsett · lake · Hamlin · Must-see
- Lake Thompson · lake · Kingsbury · Must-see
- Pickerel Lake · lake · Day · Must-see
- Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · Must-see
- Spirit Lake · lake · Kingsbury · Must-see
- Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · Must-see
- Brant Lake · lake · Lake · Must-see
- Rush Lake · lake · Day · Must-see
- Badlands National Park · sanctuary · Pennington · Must-see
- Lewis and Clark Lake · lake · Bon Homme · Must-see
- South Red Iron Lake · lake · Marshall · Must-see
- Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · Must-see
- Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · Must-see
- Lake Francis Case · lake · Brule · Must-see
- Minnewasta Lake · lake · Day · Must-see
- Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · Must-see
By district
- Pennington · 711
- Minnehaha · 450
- Fall River · 337
- Meade · 283
- Lawrence · 280
- Harding · 267
- Custer · 223
- Jones · 218
- Roberts · 196
- Perkins · 184
- Oglala Lakota · 172
- Dewey · 161
- Codington · 159
- Ziebach · 151
- Brookings · 132
- Charles Mix · 125
- Mellette · 125
- Brown · 121
- Gregory · 114
- Stanley · 110
- Hughes · 109
- Jackson · 108
- Marshall · 105
- Tripp · 104
- Lincoln · 101
- Butte · 98
- Yankton · 97
- Corson · 97
- Lyman · 96
- Todd · 95
- Clay · 94
- Davison · 89
- Brule · 87
- Grant · 86
- Day · 85
- Deuel · 78
- Lake · 77
- Clark · 77
- Bon Homme · 76
- Haakon · 76
- Beadle · 70
- Potter · 63
- Bennett · 61
- Hand · 61
- Buffalo · 60
- Kingsbury · 59
- Walworth · 57
- Campbell · 56
- Hamlin · 54
- Hutchinson · 54
- Spink · 54
- Aurora · 51
- Hyde · 49
- Turner · 48
- McCook · 47
- Union · 45
- Sully · 42
- Moody · 41
- Faulk · 37
- Edmunds · 36
- Sanborn · 34
- Jerauld · 33
- Douglas · 31
- Keya Paha · 31
- McPherson · 31
- Miner · 27
- Hanson · 13
- Adams · 12
- South Dakota · 2
- Emmons · 1
- Sioux · 1
Every page lists waterfalls, hills, temples and more with their current status; sign in to post what you found on the ground.