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Driving roads in South Dakota
United States · South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota’s most concentrated scenic driving is in the Black Hills, where forested mountain roads wind through granite formations, narrow tunnels, canyons, and open prairie. Farther east, the landscape opens into Badlands formations, rolling grasslands, and long rural highways with broad views across the Great Plains.

5
Roads
735 km
Total Road Distance
55 /100
Avg. score

Driving Roads in South Dakota

Explore scenic and exciting driving roads across South Dakota.

Badlands Loop Scenic Byway
Badlands Loop Scenic Byway
United States
30 /100
61 kmUS
Native American Scenic Byway
Native American Scenic Byway
United States
39 /100
504 kmUS
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
United States
100 /100
111 kmUS
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
United States
50 /100
35 kmUS
Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
United States
56 /100
25 kmUS

Driving in South Dakota

The Black Hills in western South Dakota provide the state’s greatest variety of notable driving roads. The Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway links routes such as Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road, combining tight curves, steep terrain, granite spires, pigtail bridges, and unusually narrow rock tunnels around Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore. North of this area, US 14A follows Spearfish Canyon through limestone cliffs and forest beside Spearfish Creek. East of the Black Hills, the Badlands Loop Scenic Byway crosses a very different landscape of eroded buttes, pinnacles, mixed-grass prairie, and exposed ridgelines. Other routes traverse open ranch country and the Missouri River region, where driving is generally faster and more spacious than in the hills. Vehicle-size restrictions deserve attention on roads with narrow tunnels, and wildlife can frequently enter the roadway in Custer State Park and other rural areas.