Rider-Friendly Routes
8 rider-friendly routes in South Dakota.
Badlands Loop Road
39 miles through Badlands National Park with steep passes and layered rock formations over 3,000 feet elevation.
Custer State Park Wildlife Loop
18 miles through rolling prairies and pine hills with bison herds, elk, deer, and mountain terrain.
Iron Mountain Road
17 miles with 314 curves, 14 switchbacks, 3 pigtail bridges, and 3 tunnels framing Mount Rushmore.
Needles Highway
14 miles of tight curves, switchbacks, and granite tunnels through Cathedral Spires in Custer State Park.
Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway
68 miles combining three mountain roads through Mount Rushmore, Cathedral Spires, and Crazy Horse views.
Rochford Road
75 miles including 7 miles of scenic gravel through ghost towns Rochford and Mystic with panoramic views.
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
22 miles with 19 twisting turns through towering rock gorge from Spearfish to Cheyenne Crossing.
Vanocker Canyon Road
35 miles with vast sweeping curves through forested areas toward historic Deadwood mining country.