Things to See and Do Nearby

• Tour Bear Butte Gardens' Organic Farm
  We give a lot of farm tours of Bear Butte Gardens. We love to talk about organic agriculture, permaculture, biodynamic agriculture, gardening, livestock, livestock guardian dogs, trees, carbon sequestration, homesteading, land stewardship, climate change, green energy, and a variety of other farm topics. If you are interested, please contact us to schedule a time.


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• Visit Bear Butte State Park
  Located just a mile away - it takes only a few minutes to drive there. This state park has a nice visitor center. Hiking the actual Bear Butte mountain is always a great adventure! The park also has a campground and a lake. It is just a short hike (about two miles) from this cottage to Bear Butte Lake.
  
  Here are a few links with more info about Bear Butte:
  
  
  • State Park Website
    
    
  • Wikipedia info about Bear Butte
    
    
  • The Lakota story of Bear Butte
    
    



• Visit Sturgis
  Located about five miles away, Sturgis has lots to offer visitors.
  
  Here are a few links with more info about Sturgis:
  
  
  • Sturgis Chamber of Commerce
    
    
  • City of Sturgis
    
    
  • Wikipedia info about Sturgis
    
    
  • Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
    
    



• Visit the Centennial Trail #89
  The Bear Butte Trailhead for the Centennial Trail is located about one mile away. The Fort Meade Trailhead is located about four miles away.
  
  Here are a few links with more info about the Centennial Trail:
  
  
  • USDA Forest Service - Centennial Trail
    
    
  • SD Game Fish and Parks Brochure for the Centennial Trail
    
    
  • Facebook - Hiking SD Centennial Trail
    
    
  • Facebook - Centennial Trail
    
    
  • Enjoy the Black Hills - Centennial Trail
    
    
  • TrailForks - Centennial Trail - Bear Butte Lake to Fort Meade Section
    
    



• Visit Historic Fort Meade
  Located about four miles away.
  
  Here are a few links with more info about Fort Meade:
  
  
  • Wikipedia info about Fort Meade
    
    
  • Fort Meade Museum
    
    
  • Fort Meade Recreation Area
    
    
  • Enjoy the Black Hills - Fort Meade
    
    
  • Enjoy the Black Hills - Alkali Creek Nature Trail