Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Places to Visit

  • Black Hills National Forest

    Black Hills National Forest (SD)

    Visitors will see mining, logging, cattle grazing, and summer homes on their travels through this national forest.

    Location:

    Western South Dakota and northern Wyoming

  • Botany Bay Picnic Area (SD)

    Botany Bay is home to a number of unusualand rare plant species, including a large collection of ancient ferns.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 8.9 miles along US Highway 14A.

  • Bridal Veil Falls (SD)

    One of three premiere waterfalls in the Canyon, Bridal Veil Falls is a popular stopping point along the byway.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 9.3 miles along US Highway 14A.

  • Cheyenne Crossing (SD)

    This historic site, previously named Spearfish Canyon Crossing, was a resting point on the turn-of-the-century Deadwood/ Cheyenne stagecoach route.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 22 miles along the byway.

  • ''Dances with Wolves'' Film Site (SD)

    The winter scene for Kevin Costner's ''Dances with Wolves'' was filmed at this bend in Little Spearfish Canyon.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located in Little Spearfish Canyon, 3 miles from Savoy.

  • Eleventh Hour Gulch (SD)

    This narrow gulch is said to only get sunlight in the eleventh hour, or rarely at all.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 12.6 miles along US Highway 14A.

  • Elmore (SD)

    The small community of Elmore is one of the oldest settlements in Spearfish Canyon.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 20.1 miles along US Highway 14A.

  • Hanna Campground (SD)

    Hanna camground is a Forest Service facility that is open from mid-April to December 1.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 22 miles along US Highway 14A.

  • Homestake Mining Company's Maurice Hydro Plant No. 2 (SD)

    This historic hydroelectric plant was built in 1916 and still provides electrity to the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 11.5 miles along the byway.

  • Iron Creek (SD)

    Iron Creek is the largest of several creeks that find their way into the Canyon.

    Distance from byway: On the byway
    Directions:

    Located 14.70 miles along the byway.