The Black Hills offer many fun and unique activities and adventures while you enjoy your stay at the K-Bar-S lodge. One of the area's best attractions is the nightly lighting ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial - best of all it is FREE! Just up the road from our lodge, this nightly event is held at the outdoor ampitheater at the foot of the sculpture. The 30-minute program consists of a short ranger talk, a film about the four presidents on the mountain, the playing of the National Anthem and the lighting of the Memorial. Summer lighting times are 9 p.m. each night (program begins at 8 p.m. in September).

Mount Rushmore National Memorial - The world renown National Memorial to the founding fathers of the United States of America.

Custer State Park - Custer State Park in the Black Hills encompasses 71,000 acres of spectacular terrain and an abundance of wildlife. Outdoor activities include hiking 7,242-foot Harney Peak, mountain biking, horseback riding, rock climbing, fishing, chuckwagon suppers and jeep rides to see the bison.

Black Hills Badlands & Lakes - This is an information-rich website, for viewers who are considering a visit to the Black Hills and Badlands of western South Dakota.

Keystone Chamber of Commerce - Just two miles from Mount Rushmore National Memorial and 1/3 mile from our lodge, Keystone offers over 50 gift shops and restaurants and many family approved attractions.

Crazy Horse Memorial - Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest sculpture, now in progress, is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota just 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore.

1880 Train - Located near Mt. Rushmore National Monument and Crazy Horse Memorial, the locomotive offers a western experience like no other. Feel the power. Hear the bellow of the engine and the whine of the whistle as it winds it's way through the scenic hills between Hill City and Keystone... and back again.

The Black Hills Educational Institute - Located in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, has been creating fun and educational programs for Elderhostel since 1995.

Shangrila Ranch: Hunting Preserve and Lodge - Experience the best in South Dakota pheasant hunting. Located on 2000 acres of pristine hunting preserve on the banks of the Cheyenne River.