• Boating
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Historical Interest
• Horseback Riding
• Museum/Visitor Center
• Picnicking
• Walking (on park roads)

• Daily: $8 per vehicle
• Annual: $36 first vehicle | $18 second vehicle (with coupon) | $80 transferable license

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• Campsites - non-electrical: $11 per night
• Horse Camp: $18 per night

Open: Year-round. Between Oct. 1 and April 30, flush toilets and other water systems may be closed. Please contact the park directly for current status. Vault toilets usually remain open.

Park Size: 15 non-electric campsites, 4 non-electric horse campsites and middle camp non-electric campsites; available on first-come, first served basis

Directions: Located 6 miles northeast of Sturgis off SD Highway 79

Nearest Town: Sturgis

• Campground Map
• Trail Map and Guide
• Location Map

• ADA/Accessible Features
• Boat Ramp(s)
• Campground(s)
• Fishing Pier(s)
• Group Picnic Shelter(s)
• Hiking Trail(s)
• Historical Site(s)
• Horse Campsite(s)
• Horse Trail(s)
• Self-serve Entrance Kiosk(s)
• Shore Fishing Access
• Tent-only Campsite(s)
• Vault Toilets (open year-round)
• Visitor Center(s)

The Bear Butte Education Center highlights the mountain's geology, history and the cultural beliefs of the Northern Plains Indians. An on-site interpreter is available during the summer months. Please call for group arrangements. 
Open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. May - September 

• Summit Trail: 1.85 miles (Open one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset)
• Lake Trail: 2.5 miles
• Northernmost point of 111-mile Centennial Trail

• Pets are not allowed on the Summit Trail. It is too narrow to safely accommodate a hiker and pets. Pets may be taken across Highway 79 to the horse camp area and allowed to exercise while on a leash.
• Please stay on the trail and respect those participating in religious activities. Do not disturb or photograph prayer cloths and tobacco ties.
• A buffalo herd roams the base of the butte. Buffalo are dangerous, please do not approach.
• Horseback riding is allowed west of Highway 79 ONLY. Riders can use the Centennial Trail west of the horse camp.
• Possession or consumption of alcohol at Bear Butte State Park east of Highway 79 is prohibited. Bear Butte is a sacred site for many people and will be respected as such.
• Leaving human remains (ashes) at Bear Butte State Park is prohibited. Bear Butte is not a burial site and is not to be treated as one.
• Uncased firearms or bows are prohibited at Bear Butte year-round east of Highway 79. This reduces danger and disturbance to those who gather at the site to worship.

• Fishing Pier(s)
• Visitor Center(s)