Hill City

Saint Elmo Peak Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Hill City, South Dakota.

Willow Creek Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Hill City, South Dakota.

The trailhead is located at the Willow Creek Horse Camp. This trail doesn't allow motorized vehicles but you may share it with some horses depending on when you venture onto the trail. The trail itself is pretty easy, it will take about 1.5-2 hours depending on your pace and is shaded for about half of the hike.  You'll get to Willow Creek about a third of the way through the hike where you can...

Bear Mountain Loop is a loop trail that provides a good opportunity to view wildlife located near Hill City, South Dakota.

Spring Creek and Flume Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Keystone, South Dakota.

There are 2 ways to get to Dakota Point, one from the north that is more common which I will talk about (or one from the south). The trail that starts on the north side of the lake is a nice easy trail to follow, it is wide and well-worn mostly in forested areas. Keep your eyes out for wildlife and wildflowers, and if you time it right there will be raspberries along the trail in late summer....

There are 2 walls named the 1880 Wall, one is the East Wall and the other is the West Wall. To get there you will need to follow Old Hill City Road, either from Hill City or from Keystone. If coming from Keystone it is about 3.8 miles heading west. There is a pullout right off the road and next to the railroad tracks on the south side of the road.  The draw of this area is that it has good sout...

The Deerfield Lake trail is overall 23 miles long, but this post is just about the section of the trail that starts at Silver City where Rapid Creek flows into Pactola Reservoir, and follows the creek upstream to where Slate Creek converges, about 2.5 miles from the trailhead. You could follow the trail markers #40 go from the Silver City Trailhead all the way to Deerfield Lake which is 18 mile...

Horse Thief Lake Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Keystone, South Dakota.