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Custer Lodging & Attractions

 

Custer South Dakota is located near many Black Hills attractions. As the gateway to Custer State Park, the second-largest state park in America, Custer is also less than 30 miles from Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway including Harney Peak, Iron Mountain Road and the Needles Highway. Custer is the oldest town in the Black Hills and the first town in which gold was discovered! Custer offers fantastic attractions like the Flintstone Bedrock City and the National Museum of Woodcarving. Custer also offers many restaurants, shops and lodging facilities

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Custer, SD - Fair
59°F
High: 75°F   Low: 52°F  
Wind: 5 mph NW
Humidity: 29%
Pressure: 29.82 in.
Sunrise: 5:25 AM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Current conditions as of Thu, 17 May 2012 4:53 am MDT
Packages

Custer Expedition Family Package

Custer, South Dakota, the oldest city in the Black Hills, is your headquarters for a family expedition that includes a visit to Crazy Horse Memorial, the world's largest mountain carving in progress and a close... [more]
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Starting at
$433
for a family of 4

Mount Rushmore Tours and 1880 Train

  Catch a ride behind a vintage diesel engine in a restored 1880's train car to meet your motor coach tour of the Black Hills and our world class monuments. Start your adventure at 7:30 a.m.... [more]
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Starting at
$165
per person/double occupancy
Lodging
America's Best Value Inn
America's Best Value Inn Custer South Dakota Welcome to Americas Best Value Inn of Custer, SD. A variety of rooms from single to two and three-room are available with refrigerators.... [more]
Bavarian Inn
Charming resort in quiet wooded setting offering one indoor pool and one outdoor pool, tennis court and spacious grounds with playground and many other amenities. Our Continental Breakfast consists of:... [more]
Best Western Buffalo Ridge Inn
Best Western Buffalo Ridge Inn is located in historic Custer, SD surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills. Many activities and main attractions within minutes of the motel. Clean... [more]
Black Hills Ponderosa Place
Cozy, newly remodeled duplex cabins that sleep 4 - 6 people per cabin. We have everything you need to make your home away from home. Cabins do not have adjoining... [more]
Blue Bell Lodge & Resort
Blue Bell Lodge is as comfortable as a pair of old blue jeans. This hideaway retreat with a guest ranch flavor offers a Western experience that's sure to charm the... [more]
Chief Motel
Free HS wireless internet, Custer's largest indoor pool (in season May 20-Sept 18), hot tub, sauna, 2 restaurants adjacent, in-room coffee/cocoa and ref/micro. $1.99 restaurant breakfast: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, 2... [more]
Comfort Inn & Suites--Custer
The Comfort Inn & Suites in Custer was newly built in 2000. 3 Diamond rated and located near Mt Rushmore, Jewel Cave National Monument, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park.... [more]
Custer's Gulch RV Park and Campground
Welcome to Custer's Gulch RV Park where wildlife, such as deer and elk roam around the grounds just as they did 125 years ago when General Custer camped in this... [more]
Days Inn Custer
Centrally located in the beautiful Black Hills; the closest Days Inn to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Wind Ca e National Park and Jewel Cave... [more]
Econolodge of Custer
Econolodge of Custer is located downtown close to restaurants and shopping. Indoor heated pool, continental breakfast, free wi-fi and local telephone calls. Jaccuzzi rooms and coin operated laundry. Near Mount Rushmore... [more]
Flintstones Bedrock Campground
30 Acre campground with 125 sites, 52 pull through hookups, 23 electric, 50 tent sites and camping cabins. Outdoor heated pool, free mini golf (balls cost $1 each), basketball, volleyball,... [more]
Fort WeLiKit Family Campground
Family camping near most Black Hills Attractions. Near Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park and Jewel Cave National Monument. Also near Historic Deadwood Gambling Casinos and... [more]
HillTop Retreat
The Hilltop Retreat, a lovely home suited for large groups with over 3000 square feet. The home boasts a beautiful view of the Black Hills landscape and the city of... [more]
Holiday Inn Express and Suites - Custer
Custer's newest and finest hotel. Free express breakfast, indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center and business center. Several 2 room suites available and balcony rooms. Near Mount Rushmore National Memorial,... [more]
Legion Lake Resort
This laid-back lodge sits directly on the water's edge. It's a choice spot for summer picnics, lazy days at the beach and adventurous treks into the wilderness. The lake is... [more]
Rock Crest Lodge and Cabins
Rock Crest provides guests with clean, comfortable accommodations. 33 rooms, suites & log cabins. Affordable rates, remote color cable TV with HBO, air-conditioned/heat, queens, kings, refrigerators, microwaves, coffee maker available... [more]
Rocket Motel, LLC
The Rocket Motel includes 27 comfortable, well kept units with refrigerators and microwaves in all rooms, drive up parking to rooms, adjacent to restaurants, laundromat and 2 blocks to downtown... [more]
Shady Rest Cabins
Beautiful modern cabin with deck in pines and located across from the Custer City Park and the Mickelson Trail. Cabin has a lovely view of the Needles and has easy... [more]
State Game Lodge & Resort
This gracious stone and wood lodge is set in a beautiful mountain valley, surrounded by a ponderosa pine forest. Grace Coolidge Creek winds through the valley and offers excellent trout... [more]
Super 8--Custer
The Custer Super 8 is clean and friendly with the "Pride of Super 8" open year round this 2 Diamond property has an indoor pool and hot tub, 54 omfortable... [more]
Sylvan Lake Resort
The view from Sylvan Lake Resort can't be beat, thanks to architect Frank Lloyd Wright. After the original lakeshore resort burned down in 1935, Wright suggested the current location amidst... [more]
Webster Vacation Home
Enjoy the breathtaking views of Custer, South Dakota and the magnificent needles rock formations, all from the front deck. National monuments and state parks are only minutes away from this... [more]
Activities
Black Hills Balloons, INC
Hot air balloon rides over the southern Black Hills include a traditional champagne toast and souvenir flight certificates. This 3 hour excursion includes 1 hour in the air and optional... [more]
Black Hills Playhouse
Join us for the 66th Season of the Black Hills Play House located in Custer State Park with your choice of summer performances: Lend Me A Tenor June 16 - 26,... [more]
Buglin Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar
Discounted Gift Card! Buglin Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar is a family friendly, smoke-free restaurant & sports bar. Large menu has something for everyone. Kitchen open every day from 11... [more]
Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse Memorial is the world's largest sculpture-in-progress, and frequent drilling and mountain blasts make each visit unique. When completed, Crazy Horse Memorial will stand 563 feet tall by 641... [more]
Custer State Park
Custer State Park, located near Custer South Dakota, isn't just home to one of the largest free roaming buffalo herds; it's so beautiful that the State Game Lodge served as... [more]
Flintstone Bedrock City
DISCOUNT ADMISSION. Bedrock comes alive in this modern Stone-Age setting of fun-filled buildings and play areas. Tour Fred's Bedrock City. Ride the Flintmobile and Iron Horse Train. See Mt. Rockmore and... [more]
Golden Circle Tours
Using seven and fourteen passenger vans and bus driven by safe, experienced, and knowledgeable drivers. We take a great tour that includes the following: Sylvan Lake, the Needles Highway, Custer... [more]
Jewel Cave National Monument
Jewel Cave National Monument, located near Custer, South Dakota, is the second-longest cave in the world with over 160 miles of charted and mapped passages. Jewel Cave is also one... [more]
National Museum of Woodcarving
DISCOUNTED ADMISSION. The National Museum of Woodcarving, located west of Custer on Hwy 16, offers a look at the world of woodcarving. The collections include carvings by an original animator... [more]
Palmer Gulch Horse Drawn Wagon Ride & Cowboy Supper
This authentic western activity consists of: A leisurely (30 min) horse drawn covered wagon ride. The wagon train departs from the Lodge at 5:00 PM and travels into the Black... [more]
Rocky Knolls Golf Course
This 9-hole, par 36 golf course offers 3,084 yards of precision golf from the longest tees. The natural landscape of the course is refreshing and offers scenic views of the... [more]
Events
Location Maps
Lodging - Custer
America's Best Value Inn

America's Best Value Inn
208 W. Mt. Rushmore Rd.,
Custer, SD 57730
America's Best Value Inn Custer South Dakota Welcome to Americas Best Value Inn of Custer, SD. A variety of rooms from single to two and three-room are available with refrigerators.... [more]

Bavarian Inn

Bavarian Inn
907 N 5th Street,
Custer, SD 57730
Charming resort in quiet wooded setting offering one indoor pool and one outdoor pool, tennis court and spacious grounds with playground and many other amenities. Our Continental Breakfast consists of:... [more]

Best Western Buffalo Ridge Inn

Best Western Buffalo Ridge Inn
310 W Mt Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730
Best Western Buffalo Ridge Inn is located in historic Custer, SD surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills. Many activities and main attractions within minutes of the motel. Clean... [more]

Black Hills Ponderosa Place

Black Hills Ponderosa Place
915 Gordon Street,
Custer, SD 57730
Cozy, newly remodeled duplex cabins that sleep 4 - 6 people per cabin. We have everything you need to make your home away from home. Cabins do not have adjoining... [more]

Blue Bell Lodge & Resort

Blue Bell Lodge & Resort
13389 US Highway 16A,
Custer, SD 57730
Blue Bell Lodge is as comfortable as a pair of old blue jeans. This hideaway retreat with a guest ranch flavor offers a Western experience that's sure to charm the... [more]

Chief Motel

Chief Motel
120 Mt. Rushmore Rd,
Custer, SD 57730
Free HS wireless internet, Custer's largest indoor pool (in season May 20-Sept 18), hot tub, sauna, 2 restaurants adjacent, in-room coffee/cocoa and ref/micro. $1.99 restaurant breakfast: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, 2... [more]

Comfort Inn & Suites--Custer

Comfort Inn & Suites--Custer
339 W Mt Rushmore Rd,
Custer, SD 57730
The Comfort Inn & Suites in Custer was newly built in 2000. 3 Diamond rated and located near Mt Rushmore, Jewel Cave National Monument, Crazy Horse and Custer State Park.... [more]

Custer's Gulch RV Park and Campground

Custer's Gulch RV Park and Campground
25112 Golden Valley Rd. ,
Custer, SD 57730
Welcome to Custer's Gulch RV Park where wildlife, such as deer and elk roam around the grounds just as they did 125 years ago when General Custer camped in this... [more]

Days Inn Custer

Days Inn Custer
519 Crook Street,
Custer, SD 57730
Centrally located in the beautiful Black Hills; the closest Days Inn to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, Wind Ca e National Park and Jewel Cave... [more]

Econolodge of Custer

Econolodge of Custer
342 Mt Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730
Econolodge of Custer is located downtown close to restaurants and shopping. Indoor heated pool, continental breakfast, free wi-fi and local telephone calls. Jaccuzzi rooms and coin operated laundry. Near Mount Rushmore... [more]

Flintstones Bedrock Campground

Flintstones Bedrock Campground
422 W Mount Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730
30 Acre campground with 125 sites, 52 pull through hookups, 23 electric, 50 tent sites and camping cabins. Outdoor heated pool, free mini golf (balls cost $1 each), basketball, volleyball,... [more]

Fort WeLiKit Family Campground

Fort WeLiKit Family Campground
24992 Sylvan Lake Rd,
Custer, SD 57730
Family camping near most Black Hills Attractions. Near Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park and Jewel Cave National Monument. Also near Historic Deadwood Gambling Casinos and... [more]

HillTop Retreat

HillTop Retreat
521 Park Ave,
Custer, SD 57730
The Hilltop Retreat, a lovely home suited for large groups with over 3000 square feet. The home boasts a beautiful view of the Black Hills landscape and the city of... [more]

Holiday Inn Express and Suites - Custer

Holiday Inn Express and Suites - Custer
433 W Mt Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730
Custer's newest and finest hotel. Free express breakfast, indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center and business center. Several 2 room suites available and balcony rooms. Near Mount Rushmore National Memorial,... [more]

Legion Lake Resort

Legion Lake Resort
13389 US Highway 16A,
Custer, SD 57730
This laid-back lodge sits directly on the water's edge. It's a choice spot for summer picnics, lazy days at the beach and adventurous treks into the wilderness. The lake is... [more]

Rock Crest Lodge and Cabins

Rock Crest Lodge and Cabins
15 W Mt Rushmore Rd,
Custer, SD 57730
Rock Crest provides guests with clean, comfortable accommodations. 33 rooms, suites & log cabins. Affordable rates, remote color cable TV with HBO, air-conditioned/heat, queens, kings, refrigerators, microwaves, coffee maker available... [more]

Rocket Motel, LLC

Rocket Motel, LLC
211 Mt Rushmore Rd,
Custer, SD 57730
The Rocket Motel includes 27 comfortable, well kept units with refrigerators and microwaves in all rooms, drive up parking to rooms, adjacent to restaurants, laundromat and 2 blocks to downtown... [more]

Shady Rest Cabins

Shady Rest Cabins
238 Gordon St. ,
Custer, SD 57730
Beautiful modern cabin with deck in pines and located across from the Custer City Park and the Mickelson Trail. Cabin has a lovely view of the Needles and has easy... [more]

State Game Lodge & Resort

State Game Lodge & Resort
13389 US Highway 16A,
Custer, SD 57730
This gracious stone and wood lodge is set in a beautiful mountain valley, surrounded by a ponderosa pine forest. Grace Coolidge Creek winds through the valley and offers excellent trout... [more]

Super 8--Custer

Super 8--Custer
535 West Mt Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730
The Custer Super 8 is clean and friendly with the "Pride of Super 8" open year round this 2 Diamond property has an indoor pool and hot tub, 54 omfortable... [more]

Sylvan Lake Resort

Sylvan Lake Resort
13389 US Highway 16A,
Custer, SD 57730
The view from Sylvan Lake Resort can't be beat, thanks to architect Frank Lloyd Wright. After the original lakeshore resort burned down in 1935, Wright suggested the current location amidst... [more]

Webster Vacation Home

Webster Vacation Home
1008 Sherman Street,
Custer, SD 57730
Enjoy the breathtaking views of Custer, South Dakota and the magnificent needles rock formations, all from the front deck. National monuments and state parks are only minutes away from this... [more]


Activities - Custer
Black Hills Balloons, INC

Black Hills Balloons, INC
120 Mount Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730
Hot air balloon rides over the southern Black Hills include a traditional champagne toast and souvenir flight certificates. This 3 hour excursion includes 1 hour in the air and optional... [more]

Black Hills Playhouse

Black Hills Playhouse
24834 South Playhouse Rd,
Custer, SD 57730
Join us for the 66th Season of the Black Hills Play House located in Custer State Park with your choice of summer performances: Lend Me A Tenor June 16 - 26,... [more]

Buglin Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar

Buglin Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar
511 Mt Rushmore Road,
Custer, SD 57730
Discounted Gift Card! Buglin Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar is a family friendly, smoke-free restaurant & sports bar. Large menu has something for everyone. Kitchen open every day from 11... [more]

Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse Memorial
12151 Avenue Of The Chiefs,
Crazy Horse, SD 57730
Crazy Horse Memorial is the world's largest sculpture-in-progress, and frequent drilling and mountain blasts make each visit unique. When completed, Crazy Horse Memorial will stand 563 feet tall by 641... [more]

Custer State Park

Custer State Park
13329 US Highway 16A,
Custer, SD 57730
Custer State Park, located near Custer South Dakota, isn't just home to one of the largest free roaming buffalo herds; it's so beautiful that the State Game Lodge served as... [more]

Flintstone Bedrock City

Flintstone Bedrock City
422 Mt. Rushmore Rd.,
Custer, SD 57730
DISCOUNT ADMISSION. Bedrock comes alive in this modern Stone-Age setting of fun-filled buildings and play areas. Tour Fred's Bedrock City. Ride the Flintmobile and Iron Horse Train. See Mt. Rockmore and... [more]

Golden Circle Tours

Golden Circle Tours
PO Box 4033,
Custer, SD 57730
Using seven and fourteen passenger vans and bus driven by safe, experienced, and knowledgeable drivers. We take a great tour that includes the following: Sylvan Lake, the Needles Highway, Custer... [more]

Jewel Cave National Monument

Jewel Cave National Monument
11149 Us Highway 16, Bld B12,
Custer, SD 57730
Jewel Cave National Monument, located near Custer, South Dakota, is the second-longest cave in the world with over 160 miles of charted and mapped passages. Jewel Cave is also one... [more]

National Museum of Woodcarving

National Museum of Woodcarving
12111 Us Highway 16,
Custer, SD 57730
DISCOUNTED ADMISSION. The National Museum of Woodcarving, located west of Custer on Hwy 16, offers a look at the world of woodcarving. The collections include carvings by an original animator... [more]

Palmer Gulch Horse Drawn Wagon Ride & Cowboy Supper

Palmer Gulch Horse Drawn Wagon Ride & Cowboy Supper
12620 Highway 244,
Hill City, SD 57745
This authentic western activity consists of: A leisurely (30 min) horse drawn covered wagon ride. The wagon train departs from the Lodge at 5:00 PM and travels into the Black... [more]

Rocky Knolls Golf Course

Rocky Knolls Golf Course
12181 US Hwy 16,
Custer, SD 57730
This 9-hole, par 36 golf course offers 3,084 yards of precision golf from the longest tees. The natural landscape of the course is refreshing and offers scenic views of the... [more]




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