Join us for a terrific family tour based entirely on what _Bicycling_ Magazine ranked as the U.S.A.'s #1 bike path - the Mickelson Trail! Pedal the 'Big Mick' past buffalo grazing in the Badlands. Ride to Hot Springs, South Dakota. Soak, swim and play on the waterslides. Explore an active mammoth dig. Discover the secrets of Wind Cave (discovered by a bored teenager.) Experience world-famous Wall Drug. Go rock climbing. Bicycle to Sylvan Lake and Crazy Horse Monument - the largest sculpture in the world, with an amazing story to match. Then it's off to Mt. Rushmore and a finale in the rough-and-ready town of Deadwood, once home to Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane. You might even catch a wild west gunfight. National Parks on this tour: Badlands National Park | Mt Rushmore National Memorial | Wind Cave National Park. This tour is operated under special use permit/s with the Badlands National Park, Mt Rushmore National Memorial and Wind Cave National Park. Bicycle Adventures is an equal opportunity provider. Spend tonight at the Red Rock River Resort & Spa in Hot Springs, South Dakota. Visit Mammoth Hot Springs Site of South Dakota - an active paleontological dig boasting the largest number of mammoth remains in the world! Spend the next two nights at the 'crown jewel' of Custer State Park: Sylvan Lake Lodge, an amazing property designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Tons of choices today: Go rock climbing. Swim in the lake. Try stand-up paddle-boarding or go canoeing. Hike (and maybe climb) Black Elk Peak. Or maybe just relax at the lodge. This afternoon, head to Mt. Rushmore to see one of the most amazing monuments in the world. Explore the home of Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane. Watch a Wild West gunfight. There are lots to see! Stay in Deadwood tonight at the Holiday Inn Express Gold Dust. Thousand-foot-high limestone palisades in shades of brown, pink and gray tower over Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway. Cyclists love its wide shoulders and uniform 3% downhill grade. (_Bicycling_ Magazine named Spearfish Canyon one of the country's Top 50 Scenic Bike Paths.)
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Badlands National Park. Then head for the hot springs.
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Explore an active mammoth dig site. Ride the Mickelson Trail.
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Back onto the Mickelson Trail and then ride to Crazy Horse Memorial for a tour.
Relax by the lake, go rock climbing or hiking, and visit Mt. Rushmore.
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Ride from Hill City to Deadwood and see a wild west gunfight.
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RIDE THE SPEARFISH CANYON SCENIC BYWAY.
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