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Destination Black Hills
449 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730      605-673-4000   Fax 605-673-4700    800-658-3530
www.destinationblackhills.com   info@destinationblackhills.com
Reservations & Activity Center. Destination Black Hills is your reservation and activities center for the Black Hills.
Our friendly reservationists will help you plan and book your vacation to the Hills. Whether it is a romantic getaway, family reunion or a wedding, we can help you plan everything. Call us  or visit our website.
 

 Tours

Golden Circle Tours
605-673-4349
Golden Circle Tours is home in Custer, SD. We provide tours throughout the Black Hills and surrounding area.
"Tell us where you want to go"
www.goldencircletours.com

 

 Rental "toys"

Fort Welikit Car & Camper Rentals
24992 Sylvan Lake Rd, Custer, SD 57730          605-673-3600      888-978-2267   Fax 605-673-3699
www.blackhillsrv.net  rvrentals@blackhillsrv.com
Cars, mini-vans, SUV's, moped's, ATV's and camper trailers.

 

Chuckwagon Dinners

Circle B Chuckwagon - 605-348-7358

Ruby Creek - 605-673-5924

Blue Bell Lodge - Custer State Park - 605-255-4531

State Game Lodge - Custer State Park - 605-255-4531

 

Custer County Airport
605-673-3874
Airport Storage Available: Tie Downs, Hanger
Extra Services Available: NONECrop Dusting, Flight Instruction, Aircraft Rental, Aircraft Sales Charter Flight Instruction, Aircraft Sales Cargo Handling Flight Instruction, Aircraft Rental Flight Instruction, Aircraft Rental

http://www.fltplan.com/AirportInformation/KCUT.htm

Map of Custer County

 

Map of the Black Hills

Distances from Custer City
Crazy Horse - 5 minutes
Mt Rushmore - 25 minutes
Jewel Cave - 15 minutes
Wind Cave - 25 minutes
Custer State Park - 5 minutes
Needles Highway - 10 minutes
Angustora Reservoir - 42 miles
Pactola Lake - 28 miles
Custer's Battlefield in Hardin Montana - 294 miles
Devil's Tower - 109 miles
Badlands - 103 miles
Wall - 97 miles
Yellowstone - 426 miles
Glacier National Park - 755 miles
Yosemite National Park - 1,373 miles
 

Google
Google map of Custer, SD

 

 

Coupons and Discounts
Children's Fun Pass   -    American Lung Association
800-873-5864 or visit site 

Black Hills Travel TV Discount Card
605-388-9424 or visit site

 

There are outstanding recreational opportunities in the Custer City and surrounding area.
In Custer City, residents and visitors enjoy three city parks, ball fields, volleyball & tennis courts,
horseshoe pits, community swimming pool, nine hole public golf course, skateboard park and aerobics/activities at the local YMCA. Excellent outdoor recreation in the area include fishing/hunting, boating, rock climbing, mountain biking, snowmobiling, horseback riding, hiking and wildlife viewing.  

 

 

Hunting & Fishing

Hunting & Fishing Fees
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/LicenseFee.htm

Apply online for a Hunting & Fishing license
http://www.sdgfp.info/licenses.htm

Hunting information
www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/INDEX.HTM

Western South Dakota Hunting dates
Pheasant: (mid-October to late October. Preserve season, September through March)
Gray Partridge: (mid-September to mid-December)
Dove: (September to mid-October)
Rabbit & Squirrel: (September through February)
Ruffed Grouse: (Mid-September to mid-December)
Geese: (October to late December)
Black Hills Deer: Firearm (November) Archery (October)
Antelope: Firearm (early October) Archery (mid-August through October)
Turkey: Fall Black Hills turkey (October through December in prairie units) Early October to mid-October in the BH.
Prairie Dog: (Year-round on private land)
Coyote and Fox: (Year-round)

Detailed hunting map
http://www.sdgfp.info/Publications/Atlas/Index.htm

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/blackhills/
 
Fishing information
www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/fishing/index.htm

Custer County fishing areas
 Battle Creek (brown trout) Beaver Creek (brown trout) Berner (bullhead) Bismark Lake (rainbow trout, perch) Center Lake (rainbow trout) Cheyenne River (catfish, sauger, smallmouth bass) Custer Municipal Pond (rainbow trout) French Creek (brown trout, rainbow trout) Grace Coolidge Dams (rainbow trout) Iron Creek (brown trout) Lakota Biltmore Lake (rainbow trout, brook trout) Legion Lake (rainbow trout) Stockade Beaver Creek (brook trout) Stockade Lake (perch, bullhead, black crappie small and largemouth bass) Sylvan Lake (rainbow trout)

Buy bait and tackle plus a  fishing license in Custer City
Custer True Value
Common Cents
Scott's Rock Shop
Custer State Park

 Hiking & Biking

Mickelson Trail - Custer State Park - Black Hills National Forest

Rock Climbing

Permitted Climbing Guide Service
Sylvan Rocks Climbing School & Guide Service
PO Box 600, Hill City, SD 57745
605-484-7585
www.SylvanRocks.com

Rock Climbing Resources

www.mountainproject.com
www.bhclimbers.com
www.1nt.com
www.blackhillsattractions.com

Golfing

Rocky Knolls Golf Course
www.putt4fun.us

Dakota Greens of Custer Inc.
25086 Shamrock Rd, Custer, SD 57730    605-673-5880
toppin@gwtc.net
Dakota Greens Golf
Scenic 275 yard driving range with 10 elevated, carpeted tees, chipping mound & 9 target greens. Free use of clubs

Horseback Riding

Country Charm Cabins & Corrals - Blue Bell Lodge - Rockin R Ride - Mickelson Trail

Swimming

Beaver Lake Campground Water Slide!
Pool and water slide is also open for non-campers.
Waterslide and pool pass for non-campers is $7 for an all day pass
$5 after 4:00 pm
Pool passes also available for $3 per person
20 day passes for $90
 

Custer City Public Swimming Pool
 

Community Services

Custer City Community Churches

Seventh Day Adventist, 641 Montgomery, Custer SD 57730  605-673-5669  605-673-3940 (message)
 

Southern Hills Church of Christ, Hwy 385 at Church Street, Custer SD 57730  605-673-3715
 

Custer City Clubs and Organizations

 

Custer Community Coalition on Aging, 161 Boot Hill Dr, Custer SD 57730
 

Custer County Housing & Redevelopment, 622 Crook St, Ste #1, Custer SD 57730 605-673-5548    Fax 605-673-3992
custerhousing@goldenwest.net  
Providing Custer County with affordable housing options.
 

Custer Lions Club, 12123 Silver Star Dr, Custer SD 57730 605-673-4972
 tomkat@gwtc.net
Meets second and fourth Thursday of the month at noon at the Custer Senior Center.
 

Custer Senior Citizen's Center, 538 Mt. Rushmore Rd, Custer SD 57730  605-673-2708
 www.custersencntr.org       cussndr@gwtc.net
Provides activities to fulfill physical, nutritional and social needs of people 50 and older.  Health screenings, bus trips, entertainment, classes, meals, etc.  New members and visitors welcome.

Girl Scouts of the Black Hills Council, PO Box 1846, Rapid City SD 57709  605-343-6355
www.girlscouts-blackhills.org   mammann@girlscouts-blackhills.org
Girl Scouts is an all-girl organization for girls ages 5-17 (grades K-12). It began in the United States in 1912, founded by Juliette Gordon Low.  She believed girls could do anything.  Today, there are four goals: become, belong, believe, build.
 

VFW Post 3442, 721 Mt. Rushmore Rd, Custer SD 57730  605-673-4262
www.vfwpost3442.org 
Restaurant and lounge.  VFW and VFW Auxiliary meet third Thursday at 7 pm.
 

YMCA of Custer, 644 Crook St, Custer SD 57730  605-673-5134
ymca@gwtc.net
Putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.