National Forest trails in South Dakota

522 named trails in 4 national forests pass through South Dakota, about 1,161 miles within the state. 57 have their own page and are listed below. Trails are grouped by the forest that administers them, longest forest first.

Black Hills National Forest510 trails · 1,154 miles

TrailMiles
Snow-154.9
Snow-245.4
Snow-339.9
Centennial on Northern Hills38.1
Centennial on Mystic31.9
Deerfield23
Snow-519
Snow-716.9
Snow-2k16.7
Benchmark 857515.2
Snow-414.9
Hawkwright Loop13.3
Newton 3612
Snow-1211.3
Deerfield Lake Loop11
Flume10.8
Centennial on HellBlack Elk Wilderness Wilderness10.4
Snow-119.9
Snow-12b9.4
Snow-3b8.7
Victoria 138
Lightning Strike7.9
Snow-7c7.3
Snow-96.5
Grizzly #7Black Elk Wilderness Wilderness6.3
Little Spearfish5.9
Snow-7a5.9
Stots Ridge5.9
Devils Head 605.7
Old Baldy5.7
Ditch Creek 585.4
Ditch Creek 395.3
Hell Canyon5.3
Ditch Creek 305.2
Norbeck #3Black Elk Wilderness Wilderness5.1
Bluebird5
Lost Cabin #2Black Elk Wilderness Wilderness5
Rimrock5
Piedmont Fire Trail 1444.9
Stageyard 1504.8
Hal Johns 80424.7
Rudenvale4.7
Bear Paw Loop4.6
Ditch Creek 294.6
Beaver Creek Dry Beaver4.5
Big Hill Loop D4.5
Ditch Creek 474.5
Victoria 104.5
Veterans PointAccessible0.6
Horsethief Lake Shoreline TrAccessible0.5
Roubaix Lake Shoreline TrailAccessible0.4
Dalton Lake Shoreline TrailAccessible0.3
Bismarck Lake Shoreline TrailAccessible0.2
Strawberry Pg Shoreline TrailAccessible0.2

456 more trails, including every one under 4.5 miles, are listed on the Black Hills National Forest page.

Custer Gallatin National Forest7 trails · 24 miles

TrailMiles
Summit Divide10.8

6 more trails, including every one under 4.5 miles, are listed on the Custer Gallatin National Forest page.

Nebraska National Forest4 trails · 11 miles

TrailMiles
Agate North TrailBadlands Wilderness Wilderness7.4

3 more trails, including every one under 4.5 miles, are listed on the Nebraska National Forest page.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands1 trails · 7 miles

TrailMiles
Blacktail6.8

The 60 longest trails with a page are listed for each forest. The forest pages list every named trail. A trail that crosses a state line is listed in both states with its full length. Data refreshed September 18, 2026.