Nowhere is South Dakota’s label as the “land of infinite variety” more evident than Custer State Park. Between its granite peaks and rolling plains, mountain lakes and scenic spires, this 71,000-acre park holds endless ways to leave you speechless.

NATURAL HISTORY

On July 1, 1919, the tracts of land known as Custer State Forest became South Dakota’s first-ever state park. The rest, they say, is history…