Valid at all Lodges! May stays offer great reasons to get outside while saving 15% on 2-night stays or more.
Check AvailabilityA local's favorite time to explore, Spring stays in the Park are full of ways to refresh. And with two (2) or more consecutive nights stayed, you are eligible for 15% savings. Stay three (3) or more nights and save 20%. No code required. Book online today & stay between April 26 and May 22, 2025 to save.
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The resort-wide beautification projects continue for 2024 with full interior renovations at the State Game Lodge Hotel Rooms.
The article from National Geographic Travel features 10 historic hotels with amazing Fall views.
The historic rooms of the State Game Lodge are seeing a full interior renovation for 2025.
Why Choose Spring in Custer State Park
Henry David Thoreau's words ring true during any season, but we tend to appreciate them a bit more in the spring. Catch a bison being born or a doe nursing its fawn during your trip around the Wildlife Loop. Keep your eyes peeled for young bighorn sheep lambs clinging to the hillsides and crossing the roads along with mom & friends.
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Custer State Park's Summer Trail Challenge starts May 1 each year, and what better way to harness self-motivation. To complete the challenge & earn your pin, participants must hike all listed trails and take a selfie at each official sign. Bonus points for fun photos! Designated trails change each season for the challenge, so be sure to stop at any Custer State Park Visitor Center for the updated Trail Challenge flyer.
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Custer State Park offers some of the most diverse bird habitat types including grassland, riparian habitat, Ponderosa pine and spruce forests with aspen and deciduous groves. Additionally, the many interior roads and trails make the area incredibly suitable for birding.
More than 350 species of birds, including nearly 200 breeding species, can be found among the 38 sites comprising the Black Hills, Badlands and Lakes Birding Trail, which encompasses essentially the western third of South Dakota. Explore more birding opportunities during your stay in the Park.
Book your spring stay today in search of nearly 20 rare species.
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The best birding months at Sylvan Lake are April - September, where you can find Ruffed Grouse drumming in April-May around Harney Peak. Also watch for: Clarkâs Nutcracker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red Crossbill, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Black-backed Woodpecker, Red-naped Sapsucker, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned and Ruby-crowned kinglets, Gray Jay, Western Wood-Pewee, Osprey, Hairy Woodpecker, Pine Siskin, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Golden Eagle. Rarities: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, White-winged Crossbill.
Birds to look for along the Wildlife Loop and over at French Creek Nature Area include: Canyon Wren, Northern Goshawk, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Dusky Flycatcher, Cordilleran Flycatcher, riparian species, White-throated Swift , Mountain Bluebird, Balti more Oriole, Spott ed Towhee, warblers in migrati on. Sharp-tailed Grouse, Upland Sandpiper, sparrows, hawks along Wildlife Loop. Rarity: Pinyon Jay.
Celebrate with Mom by taking her to Brunch with all of the baby animals.
Come celebrate with us as we kick off each season with stay specials, free fishing & more.
Join us for brunch every year.
