Mountains To Prairies Bed and Breakfast
- Black Hills lodging, specifically Hill City lodging, western South Dakota -
offers you comfortable and convenient accommodations
from which to adventure into your vacation plans.
Hill City is known as the Heart of the Black Hills,
being right in the center of the Black Hills National Forest.

In close proximity to this centrally located bed and breakfast inn
are many of the outstanding major attractions of South Dakota,
including our wondrous national memorial Mount Rushmore;
and history in the making Crazy Horse Mountain Carving;
Custer State Park; and the highest peak east of the Rockies . . .
Harney Peak, approachable magnificence.

Envision clear, brisk mountain lakes
. . . Pactola, Sheridan, Deerfield, Stockade, Sylvan Lake (pic above).
Imagine spectacular scenic drives through the whispering pines
. . . the Wildlife Loop of Custer State Park (buffalo, burros, prairie dogs);
Iron Mountain Road, Needles Highway, Cathedral Spires . . .
all part of the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway in the central Black Hills.
If you seek a place to cool down, down under, caves are for you!
. . . Wind Cave National Park, Rushmore Cave, Jewel Cave National Monument,
and visit Four Mile Ghost Town along the way.

Within brief walking distance of everything Hill City offers,
Mountains To Prairies B&B is just 1-1/2 blocks to historic downtown . . .
delicious dining, ice cream, regional fine art, antiques, many delightful shops.
Equally close are the immensely popular George S. Mickelson Trail
(rails to trails designated for hiking, running, biking, horseback riding)
and the 1880 Train, which lumbers along the path of intriguing local history,
of which the bed of the Mickelson Trail was once a vital part.

Nearby, massive granite vistas raise breathtaking climbing scenarios
for climbers ranging from beginner to advanced in experience.
Visit Sylvan Rocks for a local climbing school and guide service.
The B&B is adventurously near all central Black Hills Wilderness Trails
. . . a great one being the 111-mile Centennial Trail, frequently traversed
by avid mountain bikers and backpacking enthusiasts.
Easy-going trail rides are available a short distance from here
to satisfy the ones yearning for views on horseback.
Some prefer riding the looping highways of the hills on a motorcycle,
with close to half a million motorcycles in the Black Hills
during Sturgis Bike Rally, an early August week-long annual event . . .
for which Hill City has been discovered as a where-to-stay place.

If inclined to undeniably more leisurely pastimes,
picking wild berries can be enjoyed many a summer day . . .
or a visit to Mistletoe Ranch will get you in the mood for Christmas!
Wades Gold Mill, just up Deerfield Road, provides a superb tour,
demonstrating their working historic mill and teaching how to pan for gold.
Near Center Lake, The Black Hills Playhouse presents evening entertainment.

A trip to the northern Black Hills is worthy of a place on the itinerary.
Spearfish Canyon, an impressive scenic drive, features Bridal Veil Falls
and Roughlock Falls (with a sign-guided walking tour for leg-stretching).
The misty base of dazzling Spearfish Falls, behind Latchstring Restaurant,
is reached by descending a switch-back trail through mixed forest growth.
In Spearfish, The Black Hills Passion Play saw its 69th year in 2008.

Chuckwagon Supper and Western Music Shows are a pleasant-drive away,
as well as many other Black Hills attractions and activities which families love . . .
such as Bear Country USA, Reptile Gardens, Cosmos Mystery Area,
National Museum of Woodcarving, Flintstones Bedrock City.
In the southern Black Hills, many visitors are refreshed at Evans Plunge,
a natural hot springs pool with thrilling zippy waterslides.
Near Hot Springs are the Mammoth Site and the Wild Horse Sanctuary.

As long as there are visitors to these beautiful Black Hills
there will be as many diverse ways to experience them;
and nowhere in the Black Hills will be too far away to visit
. . . if beginning in the Heart of the Hills, Hill City.
Try our LINKS COLLECTION page for delving deeper
and to nurture your budding ideas, answering . . .
What is there to see and do under Black Hills sky?

Can you see yourself here? Any season you please . . .
Through the soft snow of spring the wild crocus peeks . . .
Summer, in the sunset of wild raspberries, we reap . . .
The crisp fall leaves tell of neighbors in the forest deep . . .
And winter quiets the thoughts of everything that breathes.

Copyright © 2007, September 6, 2008 - Linda L. Brown

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MOUNTAINS TO PRAIRIES BED & BREAKFAST
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1-Welcome . . . You are here!
2-B&B Suites Tour pictures the exterior of Mountains To Prairies B&B, and more,
also describes the suites, inviting you to come, regroup and refresh.
3-The Bear Amenities reveals what else is available in-house.
4-Dates, Rates & More will guide you through the nitty gritty
and help you make your dreams come true.
Our dream is that you may gather up your urge to head for the hills,
particularly the Heart of the Hills . . .
and make Mountains To Prairies B&B your relaxing place.
5-CONTACT US - MAP . . . The page to visit when you
have Questions or want to Make a Reservation or wish to see a Map.
Please visit 6-Black Hills Slide Show for an interesting glimpse of the Hills.

In the mountains we forget to count the days.
JAPANESE PROVERB