Forests in South Dakota

Black Hills

The Black Hills National Forest is in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming, covering an area 125 miles long and 65 miles wide. The Forest encompasses rugged rock formations, canyons and gulches, open grassland parks, deep blue lakes, and...

Custer

The Custer National Forest is the most ecologically diverse forest in the Northern Region, reaching from the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness near Red Lodge, Montana to the grasslands of South Dakota.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands

The Dakota Prairie Grasslands includes the Little Missouri National Grasslands, the Sheyenne National Grasslands, the Cedar River National Grasslands, and the Grand River National Grasslands.

Nebraska, Samuel R. McKelvie

The Nebraska National Forest is located in Nebraska and South Dakota. This Forest is comprised of two National Forests, and three National Grasslands. The area is an unusual combination of forests and prairie grasslands.