Sturgis
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| Distance
from Mt. Rushmore |
59 miles |
| Distance
to Other Places from Sturgis |
Deadwood, 14 miles via US 14A Spearfish, about 22 miles via US14A Mt Rushmore, 59 miles via I-90 Custer State Park, about 70 miles to Needles Highway at US385 Crazy Horse Memorial, about 75 miles via US385 Devil's Tower National Monument, about 80 miles via I-90 Wind Cave National Park, about 95 miles via I-90 and US16 Jewel Cave National Monument, about 95 miles via I-90 and US 16 Badlands National Park, about 100 miles Hot Springs, about 110 miles via I90 and SD 79 |
| Time Needed: | Something between 10 minutes and a week |
| Best Time To Go: | During the Motorcycle Rally or as part of a swing through the northern hills |
| Directions: | Take US16A and US16 east to I-90 then I-90 west to Exit 32 |
| Cost: | Not applicable |
| Highlights: | Bear Butte, motorcycle stuff |
| Description: | Sturgis is world famous
as the host of
the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Races during the first full
week
in August every year, scheduled for August 6th through the 12th in
2007. (http://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/) A visitor at any other time is likely to wonder why. For 50 weeks out of the year, Sturgis looks like dozens other small town servicing farmers and ranchers of Western South Dakota. The "why?" is answered as soon as visitors start driving the roads into the Black Hills to the southwest. Click here for our page about roads. During Rally Week, Sturgis plays greets a half million motorcycle riders and plays host for numerous events and venues for motorcyclists, not the least of which are two Woodstock-style outdoor concert amphitheaters which feature famous bands and musicians. There are also numerous vendors of motorcycles and motorcycle gear. But, if you are not a fan of motorcycles you might want to give Sturgis a pass during Rally week and the week or two leading up to it. Sturgis still has attractions during the rest of the year. These include the nearby Bear Butte State Park. the Fort Meade Calvary Museum and the National Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame. All three are worth a visit. Then for something completely different, you can visit Poker Alice's house that wasn't a home. Contacts: Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 504, Sturgis, SD 57785.Phone: 605-347-2556. Fax: 605-347-6682.( http://www.sturgis-sd.org/) |
| update 9/21/06 |  |
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