Needles Highway - Custer State Park Resort
The Needles Highway is more than a 14-mile road—it’s a spectacular drive through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and aspen, and rugged granite mountains. The road’s name comes from the needlelike granite formations …
Needles Highway, South Dakota -Open / Closed Seasons, …
Take SD-87 North along Needles Highway. Check out this fantastic map of the route from America's Byways. Time/Distance. Plan on spending at least 45 minutes and up to just over an hour to travel the 14 miles of Needles Highway. Highlights. Signature granite ‘needles’ rise out of the surrounding landscape of the Black Hills.
The Needles Highway: A Scenic Drive Through South Dakota's …
2023年6月10日 · Sitting in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Needles Highway may be one of the most scenic drives in the country. It’s part of South Dakota Highway 87, running to the south of Interstate 90 in the southwestern part of the state just 30 minutes south of Rapid City within Custer State Park.
Scenic drives through Custer State Park - South Dakota
The Needles Highway is a spectacular drive through ponderosa pine and Black Hills spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and aspen, and rugged granite mountains. The road's name comes from the needle-like granite formations, which seem to …
What to See While Driving the Needles Highway in South Dakota
2024年9月11日 · The Needles Highway is one of the most beautiful and uniquely interactive drives in the country. The highway is just over 14 miles and is full of tight curves, switchbacks, and pigtails as it climbs about 2000 feet in elevation.
Needles Highway scenic drive - Flashpacking America
Needles Highway map: Where to start Needles Highway. You can start the Needles Highway near Legion Lake if you want to drive in the direction of south to north! The Legion Lake Lodge is one of the Custer State Park lodges. From Legion Lake, you’ll head east to get onto Highway 87 aka Needles Highway! Explore the map.
Needles Highway - Everything You Need to Know
2021年7月7日 · If you’re planning a trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota, driving Needles Highway is a bucket list experience you simply cannot miss! Just 14 miles long, this scenic drive winds through three narrow tunnels and several hairpin …
Needles Highway South Dakota: What to See and Do
2023年11月11日 · Where does Needles Highway start and end? The road begins near Sylvan Lake and terminates at the 16A highway near Legion Lake. Here is a Map of the Needles Highway from start to finish. This article will discuss the …
Needles Highway: The Ultimate Guide to South Dakota’s Scenic …
You can obviously locate the Needles Highway on the map below: Here are some details regarding on the best scenic drives in South Dakota: The granite spires that line the highway, known as “the needles,” are what give the road its name. Erosion over millions of years produced these distinctive rock formations.
Needles Highway, Custer - Roadtrippers
2017年5月14日 · Deemed “impossible” to construct by its critics, Needles Highway—a National Scenic Byway—was completed in 1922 and includes 14 miles of sharp turns, low tunnels and impressive granite spires. The road lies within the 73,000 acre Custer State Park, just 30 miles south of Rapid City.