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South Dakota

Photographs from South Dakota.

4 cities 7 photo sets 23 photos

City

City Badlands National Park 1 set 4 photos City Buffalo Gap National Grasslands 1 set 2 photos City Custer State Park 4 sets 16 photos City Scenic 1 set 1 photo

Photos

Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park
Early morning fog blankets Sylvan Lake in South Dakota's Black Hills, obscuring the surrounding granite formations.…
Needles Eye Tunnel and clouds
The Needles Eye Tunnel, completed in 1922, is a narrow, one-lane passage carved through a granite…
Needles Eye Tunnel entrance
The Needles Eye Tunnel is a narrow passage carved through granite on the Needles Highway in…
Closeup of a large Bison
An American bison stands near the Wildlife Loop Road in Custer State Park, South Dakota, at…
Very up close shot of large bison
A mature American bison stands in the prairie of Custer State Park, South Dakota. Established in…
Large bison grazing in the grass
A herd of bison grazes in Custer State Park, South Dakota. Established in 1913, the park…
Foggy day at Sylvan Lake South Dakota
Sylvan Lake, located within Custer State Park in South Dakota's Black Hills, was formed in 1881…
Downed trees at Custer State Park
This landscape along Highway 87 in the Black Hills National Forest showcases the region's characteristic granite…
Girl in an abandoned mine shaft opening
This natural rock formation, resembling an abandoned mine entrance, is located in the Black Hills region…
Abandoned mine shaft entrance
This abandoned mine entrance in the Black Hills of South Dakota is a relic of the…
Girl hikes on top of mountain
A hiker descends the trail from Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota, within…
On top of the mountain in the clouds
Low clouds and fog envelop the granite spires of the Cathedral Spires in South Dakota's Black…
Horse on a mountain trail with fog
Horseback riders ascend a trail on Black Elk Peak in South Dakota's Black Hills, a landscape…
Fog and rain patched hiking trail
The trail to Black Elk Peak in South Dakota's Black Hills is shrouded in fog, with…
Trees and fog on top of Black Elk Peak
A dense fog obscures the summit of Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakota…
Hiking trail on Black Elk Peak
The trail to Black Elk Peak, formerly Harney Peak, ascends through a misty forest in South…
Fog on the Black Elk Peak trail
A trail ascends through a ponderosa pine forest on Black Elk Peak in South Dakota's Black…
Blacktop in Scenic South Dakota
Highway 44, a key east-west route in South Dakota, traverses the dramatic geological formations of Badlands…
Storm clouds over a South Dakota ghost town
Storm clouds gather over the grasslands near Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The park, established…
Storm clouds on Sheep Mountain Road
Indian Creek Drive, a gravel road, traverses the rugged landscape of Badlands National Park in South…
Sunflowers on Sheep Mountain Road
Sunflowers bloom along Sheep Mountain Road in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. This area, known for…
Colorful rainbow sunrise at Buffalo Gap in South Dakota
A rainbow arcs across a dramatic sky over the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands in South Dakota.…
Colorful sunrise in the badlands behind a tent
A tent is pitched on a grassy overlook within the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands in South…

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