BEAR MOUNTAIN 62″ RIDE

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A great ride out of Custer South Dakota. Ride deep into the Black Hills in the area of old gold mines and a Forest Service fire tower.

RALLY with us at the STURGIS OFFROAD RALLY.

The Bear Mountain Fire Tower is a favorite destination. Trail 293 is an easy ride up, Trail 299. 1C/1K is a challenging ride up.

Trails 284. 1F and 284 .1E although deadends, take you deep into the Black Hills National Forest.

Trail 297. 1F is a nice ride into a mining district. Old mining evidence is visible just off the trail.

During your Bear Mountain Ride, keep an eye on the horizon for a glimpse of the Crazy Horse Monument.

You will find a number of historic mines, close to the trail. Watch for the D&R mine, Grand Junction mine, Hard Scrabble mine, North Star Gold mine, Sunset Lode mine, and Pine Tree mine.

Historic ghost towns found in this area include; Camp Custer Ghost Town and Sylvan City Ghost Town. A small amount of evidence remains at each.

If you look carefully, remnants of old cabins and buildings can be see. including the Tenderfoot Creek cabin. There is also some evidence that shows the location of the old Junction Ranger Station.

There are no width restriction trails on the Bear Mountain Ride.

Plenty of connecting rides are available including; the Ditch Creek ride, Jasper ride, Jewell ride, Castle Rock ride, Four Corners ride, and the Tigerville ride(see details below).

Parking (see details below) for the Bear Mountain ride is found at the Mickelson trail, Mountain Trailhead off Highway 16 at Trail 297(Medicine Mountain road).

*Website is for information purposes only – ride or drive at your own risk.

Places to Visit:
BEAR MOUNTAIN

BEAR MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER

CAMP CUSTER GHOST TOWN


CAMP CUSTER GHOST TOWN

CRAZY HORSE MONUMENT

D & R MINE

GRAND JUNCTION AND HARTFORD GROUP MINE

HARD SCRABBLE MINE

HISTORIC JUNCTION RANGER STATION

NORTH STAR GOLD MINE

SUNSET LOAD MINE

PINE TREE GOLD MINE

TENDERFOOT CREEK CABIN

SYLVAN CITY GHOST TOWN

COMANCHE PARK NATIONAL FOREST CAMPGROUND

DITCH CREEK NATIONAL FOREST CAMPGROUND

OREVILLE NATIONAL FOREST CAMPGROUND

*ride at your own risk

Other Places to Visit:


HOLY SMOKE RESORT CABINS


HOLY SMOKE RESORhttps://holysmokeresort.com/T CABINS

AMERICAN PINES CABINS


AMERICAN PINES CABINS

MT MEADOWS STORE & CAMPGROUND CABINS


MT MEADOWS STORE & CAMPGROUND CABINS

CUSTER MOUNTAIN CABINS & CAMPGROUND

CUSTER MOUNTAIN CABINS & CAMPGROUND

CUSTER OFF-ROAD RALLY


CUSTER OFF-ROAD RALLY

STURGIS OFF ROAD RALLY


STURGIS OFF ROAD RALLY

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Trailhead:

DITCH CREEK TRAILHEAD

Connecting Favorite Rides:

DITCH CREEK RIDE

DITCH CREEK RIDE

JASPER RIDE

JASPER RIDE

JEWEL RIDE

JEWEL RIDE

CASTLE ROCK RIDE

CASTLE ROCK RIDE

FOUR CORNERS RIDE

FOUR CORNERS RIDE

TIGERVILLE RIDE

TIGERVILLE RIDE

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Parking:


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Contact us blackhills@blackhillsdestinations.com

LINKS:

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Comments

  1. The Black Hills have great ATV trails and Forest Service roads. I have traveled most of them. Our forest service roads are either road-like or trail-like. On my Favorite Rides pages, I have highlighted the many TRAIL-LIKE Forest Service Roads.

    I put this website together to help others enjoy their ATV visit to South Dakota. When I ATV out of my state, I realize how difficult it is to plan a three day ride without good information. I hope my website will be good information for you.

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