South Dakota's Scenic Byways

Information about some of the most beautiful scenic drives and scenic byways in South Dakota.

Badlands Loop Scenic Byway
31.5 mile scenic drive through Badlands National Monument that includes fourteen overlooks and view points.

Native American Scenic Byway
350 mile scenic drive that takes about 5.5 hours to complete. Crosses the reservations of four Lakota Sioux tribes: Crow Creek, Lower Brule, Cheyenne River, and Standing Rock. Features include memorials, monuments, historic markers, museums, and sacred Native American sites.

Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
68 mile drive on a spiraling road through six rock tunnels and across several "pig tail" bridges. Features views of spectacular granite pinnacles and pine forested mountain peaks. Sites along the way include Mount Rushmore, Harney Peak, Sylvan Lake, and the Needles Eye and Cathedral Spires rock formations.

Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
20 mile scenic drive through narrow Spearfish Canyon that takes about 40 minutes to complete. Features steep canyon walls, forests, meadows, streams, and waterfalls.

Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
18 mile scenic drive through the grasslands and rolling hills of Custer State Park. This drive is most famous for its buffalo herds, but other wildlife species in the area include bighorn sheep, antelope, deer, elk, coyotes, prairie dogs, and many different birds.

Standing Rock National Native American Scenic Byway
86 mile scenic drive that passes through the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, in both North and South Dakota.

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