While revisiting Spearfish, South Dakota this year we made the decision to hit up the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives again. This free attraction is pretty interesting and better yet pet friendly. When we visited last year none of the little museum buildings were open because of the pandemic. Before our trip […]
South Dakota is one of our favorite states we have traveled to so far. Last year we spent half of August and all of September in the Mount Rushmore State. We planned on coming back this year during the same time, but found ourselves visiting a little early. One of our favorite days last […]
The Devils Bathtub is a 1 mile roundtrip hike (maybe one there and one back it felt much longer than one) located off of the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Drive. From the parking lot you will follow the trail along the creek, cross the bridge and turn right into the woods. That’s when the official […]
Roughlock Falls was my favorite waterfall stop while spending the day on the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Drive. There are two ways to get there. We started at the trailhead and took the 1 mile hike to the falls. The trail travels along Little Spearfish Creek and the views of Spearfish Canyon are pretty nice. […]
Spearfish Falls was the second fall we visited this day and my second favorite. Located in the heart of Spearfish Canyon the trail for the waterfall starts right behind the Latchstring restaurant. You will hike 1.5 miles (round trip) to the bottom of the canyon to see the spectacular 47 foot waterfall. The trail […]
Bridal Veil Falls was my least favorite of the falls we encountered while exploring Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, but it is the most accessible. These particular falls are located approximately 5.8 miles south of Spearfish Canyon’s north entrance. An observation platform has been installed directly across from the cascading 60 foot falls. From this […]
The D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives in Spearfish, South Dakota was established in 1896. It is one of the oldest operating hatcheries in the country. It has also been known as the Spearfish Fisheries Center, Spearfish Fisheries Complex and the Spearfish National Fish Hatchery. It is also listed on the National Register […]
