Native American Scenic Byway
Places to Visit

  • Fort Yates Stockade

    Fort Yates Stockade (ND)

    The Fort Yates Stockade is the only building that remains intact from the military post established in 1874.

    Location:

    Fort Yates, North Dakota
  • Four Mile Creek

    Four Mile Creek (ND)

    Lewis and Clark camped near this natural formation, which remains in its pristine, natural state.

    Location:

    Near the Standing Rock Farms, one mile south of the Fort Yates, North Dakota junction and one mile east of Highway 24.
  • Holy Hills of the Mandan Indians

    Holy Hills of the Mandan Indians (ND)

    Early legend describes these hills as the resting place of the first Mandan's bullboats after the great flood.

    Location:

    The northern border of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

  • Lake Oahe (ND)

    This reservoir is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and marks the eastern boundary of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

    Location:

    North of Pierre
  • Standing Rock Buffalo Pasture

    Standing Rock Buffalo Pasture (ND)

    This thousand-acre preservation site houses herds of buffalo, an animal that historically provided the Lakota with food, clothing, and shelter.

    Location:

    6 miles north of Fort Yates, adjacent to the Standing Rock Native American Scenic Byway on Highway 24.
  • Standing Rock Monument

    Standing Rock Monument (ND)

    This monument in Fort Yates is the source for the legend which gave the reservation its name. The legend speaks of a wife who refused to leave her home.

    Location:

    The monument overlooks Lake Oahe in Fort Yates, North Dakota, adjacent to the Standing Rock Tribal Administration Building.

  • Akta Lakota Museum (SD)

    The Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center is devoted to preserving and promoting Sioux culture, past and present. The museum is located at the St. Joseph's Indian School for Native American Youth.

    Location:

    1301 N Main Street Chamberlain, South Dakota 57325

  • Big Bend Dam (SD)

    Noted for great fishing, this dam on the Missouri River is a recreation area where visitors can camp and play.

    Location:

    1.5 miles southwest of Fort Thompson on Highway 47

  • Cheyenne River Pullout (SD)

    This scenic overlook features interpretive signs with the history of the Cheyenne River Valley, including the history of Big Foot's Village.

    Location:

    On Hwy 63 overlooking the Cheyenne River at the southern border of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.

  • Crow Creek Indian Reservation (SD)

    The Crow Creek Reservation is the home of the Mdewakanton (People of Spirit Lake) and Ihanktonwan (People of the End) bands of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in central South Dakota.

    Location:

    26 miles northwest of Chamberlain