VICTORIA TRAILHEAD & VICTORIA 62″ TRAIL SYSTEM

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This trailhead is excellent if you want to ride close in to Rapid City. Victoria Lake, Victoria Creek, Rapid Creek and a place we call sandstone ridge are all interesting features of this trail area. Newly added atv trails are also a highlight.

RALLY with us at the STURGIS OFFROAD RALLY.

If you ride far enough you will crest a hill at the Pactola Reservoir. Stop at the visitor center or just enjoy the view.

A unique feature that is the highlight is the overlook at Sandstone Ridge. Other overlook are the Victoria Creek Overlook and Victoria Overlook.

A Ghost Town site in this area is Bear Gulch II Ghost Town, now a campground.

Water features in the area include: Brush Creek, Pactola Lake, Prairie Creek, Prairie Creek Pond, Spring Creek Flume Falls, Victoria Creek, Victoria Lake and Rapid Creek.

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Their are numerous MANAGED WATER CROSSINGS in this area to watch for including: the Rapid Creek Bridge Water Crossing, South Victoria Creek Water Crossing, Victoria Creek Water Crossing, Victoria Lake Road Water Crossing and Trail 6715 South Victoria Creek Water Crossing.

Old buildings and structures on this ride include; Dexter Cabin, and Flume Long Tunnel.

Evidence of mining like the Dexter Gold Mine, and the KDS Mine.

This is an area ripe with hiking opportunities. If you are willing to go off-ATV check out, Flume Trail Loop A Hiking Trail, Rapid Creek Hiking Trail & Trailhead, and Tamarack Gulch Hiking Trail & Trailhead.

The original Victoria Creek Dam was destroyed during the same time of the Rapid City flood of 1972.


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

Places to Visit:

BATTLE CREEK

BATTLE CREEK FALLS

BATTLE CREEK TRAIL

BEAR GULCH II GHOST TOWN

BISMUTH GHOST TOWN

BOULDER HILL FIRE TOWER

BRUSH CREEK

DEXTER GOLD MINE

DEXTER CABIN

FLUNE LONG TUNNEL

FLUME TRAIL LOOP A HIKING TRAIL

HARNEY CEMETERY

HARNEY GHOST TOWN

HARNEY RANGER STATION

HIPPI HOLE

HISTORIC CABIN

IRON CREEK

KDS MINE

LAKOTA LAKE

LITTLE BATTLE CREEK FALLS

PACTOLA LAKE

PRAIRIE CREEK

VICTORIA CREEK OVERLOOK

PRAIRE CREEK POND

RAPID CREEK

RAPID CREEK BRIDGE WATER CROSSING

RAPID CREEK HIKING TRAILHEAD

ROCKERVILLE GHOST TOWN

SANDSTONE RIDGE

SOUTH VICTORIA CREEK WATER CROSSING

SPRING CREEK CABIN

SPRING CREEK FLUME FALLS

STRATOBOWL RIM OVERLOOK CAMPGROUND

STRATOBOWL RIM OVERLOOK TRAIL

TAMARACK GULCH HIKING TRAILHEAD

TAMARACK LOOP TRAIL

TRAIL 6715 SOUTH VICTORIA CREEK WATER CROSSING

VICTORIA CREEK

VICTORIA CREEK WATER CROSSING

VICTORIA LAKE

VICTORIA LAKE ROAD WATER CROSSING

VICTORIA OVERLOOK

DAKOTA POINT PICNIC AREA

SPRING CREEK NATIONAL FOREST PICNIC AREA

NORTH COVE GHOST TOWN CAMPGROUND

Other Places to Visit:


STURGIS OFF ROAD RALLY

STURGIS OFF ROAD RALLY

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Favorite Rides:

BATTLE CREEK RIDE

BATTLE CREEK RIDE

VICTORIA RIDE

VICTORIA RIDE

Favorite Drives:

BATTLE CREEK DRIVE

BATTLE CREEK DRIVE

VICTORIA DRIVE

VICTORIA DRIVE

Trailhead Map: 44.0057,-103.3519


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Degrees Minutes Seconds:
Latitude: N 44 00 20
Longitude: W -103 21 06

Decimal Degrees:

Latitude: N 44.0056791
Longitude: W -103.351893

GPS:

Latitude: N 44 00.341
Longitude: W 103 21.114

UTM:


13N 632124 4873824

Links:

Keystone
Keystone City Tour
Keystone Cemetery
Black Hills National Forest Map

Black Hills National Forest Colored Map (2016)

ATV Riding and Camping Rules

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