Bike the Centennial Trail
This 111-mile multiuse trail runs the length of the Black Hills, from Bear Butte State Park in the north to Wind Cave National Park in the south. The Centennial Trail passes through prairie grasslands and then climbs into the Black Hills high country, skirting lakes and streams along the way. You'll come within one mile of Mount Rushmore, and maybe even closer to the buffalo that roam freely in the area. Other wildlife includes bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, and mountain goats. Bikers share the Centennial Trail with hikers and horses most of the way, but they must use an alternate route around Black Elk Wilderness, which is closed to bikes.

Fish 400 Miles of Trout Streams
The Black Hills are home to over 400 miles of trout streams and 14 lakes. Sportsmen can cast fly lines in year-round solitude surrounded only by ponderosa pine forests. Brook trout populate the headwaters of the streams, while wild brown trout and stocked rainbow trout inhabit the main stems of the Black Hills waters. This is a dry-fly fishing haven, one where anglers can catch lots of 10- to 14-inch wild brown trout or search for one of the 25-inch browns lurking in the water's darkness.

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