SmartAlec GPS toru guide presents the Northern Hills Tour Route includng Deadwood, SD. See museums, Spearfish Canyon scenic highway, Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Janes graves at Mount Moriah Cemetary, Black Hills Gold and tours of the gold mines and mining towns. Lots of pictures, hiking trails, nature, waterfalls and adventure

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Welcome to the Northern Black Hills!

The wild west is in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota. From waterfalls, canyon walls and frolicking creeks to cowboy street shootouts, gold mines, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock the adventure to this area of the Black Hills is a must for everyone! You can devote an entire day to driving our scenic loop and learn why 500,000 motorcycles come to Sturgis, SD every year and how the wild west was tamed at the High Plains Western Heritage Museum. Visit Kevin Costner's Tatanka; Story of the Bison for a Indian heritage cultural experience and visit Mount Moriah Cemetary high above deadwood to see the final resting place of Deadwoods legends! Make reservations for your SmartAlec tour guide by visiting our reservations page! Check out our packages available at our Rates & Specials Page

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Suggested Northern Hills Itinerary

Depart Rapid City, SD via I-90 West going towards Sturgis, SD
Visit Bear Butte State Park outside Sturgis, SD
Continue East on I-90E to exit 14
Visit the High Plain Western Heritage Museum
Drive Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway (hwy 14a)
Look for Bridal Veil Falls
Eat Lunch at the Latchstring Inn next to the Spearfish Caynon Lodge
Walk the nature hike to Spearfish Creek Falls behind the Latchstring Inn
Visit Roughlock Falls
Continue to Cheyanne Cross and turn left on hwy 85 to Lead, SD
Visit the Open Cut Mine and the Homestake Visitors Center
Walk through historic downtown Lead, SD
Continue to Deadwood, SD
Visit Mount Moriah Cemetary, Adam's Museum and House and walk the cobblestone streets. Be ready for the street shootout 3 times a day on main street in Deadwood
Visit Tatanka: Story of the Bison North of Deadwood.
Leave Deadwood, SD via highway 385 and travel to highway 44
Turn Left on highway 44 and travel into Rapid City
Visit Thunder Head Falls and Black Hills Caverns & Storybook Island. Wonderful for kids
Continue down highway 44 (Jackson Blvd) to downtown Rapid City