Spearfish Parks & Recreation — Attraction in Spearfish

Lovely little lodge nestled in a gorgeous canyon at the end of a beautiful, winding 15 mile scenic drive. Lobby is beautiful with a large stone fireplace and the inevitable deer/elk/bison heads adorning the room. Staff bordered on apathetic and weren't very engaging. Rooms were a little dated, trying to get luggage trolley over the back door sill was nearly impossible and the two doors leading to the parking lot were so heavy it took both of us pushing to get them opened. The views are stunning and we saw lots of wildlife during our stay as well as several doable hikes to see the waterfalls near the...

I like walkable places. Spearfish strikes me as a gorgeous place that could have become too rich and successful to accommodate a traveler like me who has not very much money to spend. This feels to me like a good place for walking around. Or riding your bicycle. Or driving along the creek through the canyon. So if you've only got an hour or two (or a day or a week) to visit the Black Hills of South Dakota, you might consider Spearfish as a...

Spearfish CC. Little over priced for late season golf. $70. The grounds crew had a lot going on and were often preforming tasks . I counted 8 of 18 holes that we had to either wait or play through the workers. (Midday on a Tuesday) Most other area courses were between $42 and $20. (Late September.) I opted to not go back for the 2nd round on that course but did on 4 others,...