7-Day Black Hills South Dakota Road Trip

<b data-path-to-node="3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">Details:</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;"> Explore a hidden gem of western Nebraska where the prairie meets Miocene-era history. The visitor center houses an incredible collection of Native American artifacts from the Oglala Lakota, alongside fascinating full-scale reconstructions of ancient, bizarre mammals like the "demon duck" and land-dwelling beavers.</span><br><b data-path-to-node="3,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">What to Bring:</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;"> Sturdy walking shoes for the paved trails, a brimmed hat, plenty of water, and sun protection (the prairie offers very little shade).</span><br><b data-path-to-node="3,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">Tips:</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;"> Be sure to hike</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;"> the </span><b data-path-to-node="3,2,0" data-index-in-node="50" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">Fossil Hills Trail.</b>

<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">Hike a fascinating 1-mile loop trail that showcases unique, ancient fossilized corkscrew burrows—originally created by prehistoric land beavers called </span><i data-path-to-node="5,0,0" data-index-in-node="160" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">Palaeocastor</i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">.</span><div><br><b data-path-to-node="5,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">What to Bring:</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;"> Sturdy walking shoes, water, a brimmed hat, and sunscreen.</span><br><b data-path-to-node="5,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;">Tips:</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.85rem;"> There is very little shade on this open prairie trail, so it's best to tackle this hike early in the day or later in the afternoon.</span></div>