The Black Hills National Forest was established by President Grover Cleveland in the year 1897, originally as the Black Hills Forest Reserve. Visitors can explore unique caves, lakes, streams, grasslands, canyons, and rugged rock formations across the expansive timbered mountains that stretch beyond the border of South Dakota and into the state of Wyoming. Opportunities for outdoor recreational activities include more than 450 miles of trails, more than 13,000 acres of wilderness, two scenic byways, thirty campgrounds, and eleven reservoirs. The Black Hills National Forest covers a total area of 65 miles in width and 125 miles long.

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