South Dakota Ranch Vacations
High Country Ranch
Location: Hill City, SD
Minimum Stay: None
Season: Year-round
High Country Ranch is an active horse and bison ranch surrounded by aspens and pines in the stunning, remote South Dakota Black Hills. At this fun vacation property, the whole family can enjoy activities such as hiking the famous Michelson Trail or joining the ranch’s wranglers on a trail ride.
Golf carts make it easy to get around the expansive grounds to observe ongoing ranch activities. Kids can play with goats, practice axe throwing, or play volleyball at the playground. You can also book roping lessons or kid’s pony rides.
Circle View Ranch
Location: Scenic, SD
Minimum Stay: None
Season: Year-round
For a real experience of a working cattle ranch, head over to the Circle View Ranch and join Philip Kruse. He grew up on the homestead and his family has welcomed guests to the ranch since 2000. The 2,800-acre old-world property offers a varied landscape of prairie land, hills, and breathtaking Badlands scenery.
Days at Circle View Ranch can be filled with fun activities like rock and fossil hunting, horseback riding, and simply following the daily activities that happen at a cattle ranch. Kids will have a blast joining the...
Dennis Ranch
Location: Red Owl, SD
Minimum Stay: None
Season: Year-round
This operating cattle ranch northwest of Wall is set among open plains, cedar, and native cottonwoods. A generational homestead since post-Civil War days, Dennis Ranch offers a real family stay where you can experience the day-to-day workings of ranch life.
Robert and Cindy Dennis and their children heartily welcome guests to learn about their ranch. You’re invited to try your hand at daily activities according to the season and your interests. Kids will love feeding the horses, playing with pups and cats, pony/horse riding, and visiting calves. You might enjoy...
Nemo Guest Ranch
Location: Nemo, SD
Minimum Stay: None
Season: Year-round
Spend quality time in the great outdoors with the family at Nemo Guest Ranch. This sprawling property located in Nemo, in the heart of the Black Hills, was once part of the vast 1946 4T Ranch. Today, the guest ranch offers plenty of space to explore and rejuvenate.
With over a dozen fully equipped historic cabins and rentals of varying sizes including studios with kitchenettes to 5-bedroom homes, your small or large group can relax in homespun comfort. There are also RV spots and tent camping sites with modern showers,...
Newton Fork Ranch
Location: Hill City, SD
Minimum Stay: None
Season: Year-round
Over three generations, historic mine claim properties passed hands and eventually became the Newton Fork Ranch, a family-owned enterprise. The ranch’s guest cabins outside Hill City dot the mountain acreage, surrounded by meadowland, forests, and rocky outcrops.
Fresh mountain air can rejuvenate you on a ranch vacation in the beautiful Black Hills. Each private log cabin with native stone accents offers well-appointed furnishings, a full kitchen, and the utmost privacy. Some include loft bedrooms, a walk-in shower or a footed bathtub, and outside porches for watching spectacular sunsets.
Depending on...