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General Information
Hours:
24/7
Fees:
20.00 Vehicle Entrance Fee through Custer State Park
Length
Sylvan Lake Shore Trail: 1.1 mi loop
Elevation Gain
Sylvan Lake Shore Trail: 82 ft
Pet Policy:
Pets NOT allowed on swimming beaches
Pets allowed on trail
Pets allowed on trail
Seasons:
Summer and Fall
Location:
★ 5.0
From Rapid City (37 mi): Take US-16 W to SD-87 S in West Pennington. Follow SD-87 S to destination in East Custer
Sylvan Lake is a lake located in Custer State Park, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam (the Sylvan Lake Water Dam) across Sunday Gulch Creek. The lake area offers picnic places, rock climbing, small rental boats, swimming, and hiking trails. It is also popular as a starting point for excursions to Black Elk Peak and The Needles.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Sylvan Lake (South Dakota)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
