Free Attractions
Sightseeing
Just 10 minutes from Hoot Owl Casita, Dinosaur Park is great for kids and adults. No better way to view Rapid City.
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Dinosaur Park
940 Skyline DrJust 10 minutes from Hoot Owl Casita, Dinosaur Park is great for kids and adults. No better way to view Rapid City.
6 minutes from Hoot Owl Casita is Storybook Island. It is free to visit. Quaint park with playground attractions based on characters & locations found in children's books. Open from Memorial weekend through Labor Day. 7 Days a week 9am-7pm.
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Sprookjesboekeneiland
1301 Sheridan Lake Rd6 minutes from Hoot Owl Casita is Storybook Island. It is free to visit. Quaint park with playground attractions based on characters & locations found in children's books. Open from Memorial weekend through Labor Day. 7 Days a week 9am-7pm.
A beautiful church and a beautiful setting. Worth a look. Replica of the 850-year-old Borgund Church in Norway and has unique architecture and woodcarvings.
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Chapel in the Hills
3788 Chapel LnA beautiful church and a beautiful setting. Worth a look. Replica of the 850-year-old Borgund Church in Norway and has unique architecture and woodcarvings.
Hiking
A mixture of hiking/biking trails.
One of my favorite trails in the Black Hills!
It's impossible to spend time on the Mickelson Trail without thinking about her rich and wonderful past.
For nearly 100 years, the MT served as the Burlington (train) route, transporting people, freight, mail and livestock from town to town along its passage. Construction began in Deadwood in 1888, and in within ten months the route to Edgemont was complete.
Train traffic came to a stop in the mid 1980’s and the railroad was abandoned and removed. In 1991, a group of outdoor enthusiasts recognized the trail’s potential, and with the support of Governor George S. Mickelson, it became the South Dakota’s first rails to trails project. That same year, the first segment was opened and in 1998, the trail was finished. Tragically, Governor Mickelson was killed in a plane crash in 1993, and never saw the full realization of the project.
Today, the route’s surface is a crushed limestone trail, that offers some of the most unique experiences the Black Hills has to offer. Whether you’re biking, horseback riding, running, skiing or walking, the variety of endless views will not disappoint. Naturalist, John Muir said, “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” You’ll find truth in these words if you spend some time on the MT.
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Mickelson Trail
Mickelson TrailOne of my favorite trails in the Black Hills!
It's impossible to spend time on the Mickelson Trail without thinking about her rich and wonderful past.
For nearly 100 years, the MT served as the Burlington (train) route, transporting people, freight, mail and livestock from town to town along its passage. Construction began in Deadwood in 1888, and in within ten months the route to Edgemont was complete.
Train traffic came to a stop in the mid 1980’s and the railroad was abandoned and removed. In 1991, a group of outdoor enthusiasts recognized the trail’s potential, and with the support of Governor George S. Mickelson, it became the South Dakota’s first rails to trails project. That same year, the first segment was opened and in 1998, the trail was finished. Tragically, Governor Mickelson was killed in a plane crash in 1993, and never saw the full realization of the project.
Today, the route’s surface is a crushed limestone trail, that offers some of the most unique experiences the Black Hills has to offer. Whether you’re biking, horseback riding, running, skiing or walking, the variety of endless views will not disappoint. Naturalist, John Muir said, “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” You’ll find truth in these words if you spend some time on the MT.