Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 68 mi in South Dakota.
About the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway
This byway will lead you on a delightful adventure as it winds its way around spiraling pig-tail shaped bridges, through six rock tunnels, among towering granite pinnacles and over pristine, pine-clad mountains. Highlights include Mt. Rushmore, Harney Peak, Sylvan Lake, the Needle's Eye and Cathedral Spires rock formations.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, South Dakota State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 11 · 0.8 mi offBismark Lake · Forest Service · 24 sites · reservable
- Mile 13 · on the roadCuster State Park · State park · reservable
- Mile 38 · on the roadGrizzly Bear Campground · Forest Service · 20 sites · reservable
- Mile 42 · on the roadHorsethief Lake Campground · Forest Service · 42 sites · reservable
- Mile 43 · 5.0 mi offSheridan Southside Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 45 · on the roadWillow Creek Horse Camp · Forest Service · 9 sites · reservable
- Mile 51 · 1.5 mi offOreville Campground · Forest Service · 26 sites · reservable
- Mile 62 · on the roadIron Creek Horse Camp · Forest Service · 10 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.