20의 페닝턴 카운티가지 명소 & 주요 장소

The scenery is stunning. This hike is definitely worth the detour.

It's nice to see it once. It's very crowded, though, and it costs $10 to park.

It's worth seeing once, but it gets very crowded. Parking costs $10.

You simply have to climb the top of this mountain; it is "the highest" in South Dakota at 2207m, and it is also a pleasant path without any major pitfalls and as a "reward: 360° cinema". Warning: parking costs (this year) 20 dollars per car.

The best time to visit Mount Rushmore is first thing in the morning, there is enough parking space, less crowds, very good light and enough time to enjoy everything around.

At Mount Rushmore, America's most symbolic and important presidents were blasted into the rock in the form of portraits at the time the monument was created. From left to right, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are immortalized there. The monumental presidential heads in the rock are a total of 18 meters high and 56 meters wide.

Custer State Park rates Sunday Gulch Trail as a strenuous trail, and for good reason. Even though the hike is only about 3 miles long, it's the terrain that makes it demanding and fun at the same time. At some point you have to walk about boulders and, in early summer it's possible, that you have to walk small parts through the water. But once you are down in the gulch, all the above doesn't matter anymore and you will be fascinated by the granite walls and all the little stream crossings.

The George Mickelson Trail is more than 100 miles through the Black, Hills of South Dacota. The absolute highlight is the section between Hill City and Rochford. I was happy to pay the $4 fee per day and person.