I-90 Speedway

Located three miles west of Hartford in southeastern South Dakota, I-90 Speedway offers races with sprint cards, stock cars and modifieds on Saturday nights during the summer. Nothing gets your heart pounding and your adrenaline pumping like dirt track racing. We want your family’s visit to the race

Beef Jerky Outlet

Beef Jerky Outlet, Hill City

The Beef Jerky Outlet story is really pretty simple. Take the highest quality USDA-approved jerky you can find and build a store around it. Make it in small batches so it will always be fresh. Fill the store with so many varieties and flavors of "made in the good old USA" jerky that folks will be

Buffalo Ridge Brewing

Buffalo Ridge Brewing, Hartford

Buffalo Ridge Brewing is a five-barrel brewery that was established November 2018. Our mantra is blending worldly experiences with our humble, small-town roots; all while pursuing the most delicious and well-balanced craft beer possible. We offer a community-focused taproom that melds comfort with a

Branch House

Branch House, Deadwood

The Celebrity Hotel’s Branch House is centrally located a bit off Deadwood’s Historic Main Street. It was originally built in 1912 as the Armour & Co. Branch cold storage food warehouse and renovated in 1996. This extremely well-insulated building offers a quiet night’s rest in one of eight deluxe

Fort Sisseton Historical Festival

Fort Sisseton Historical Fest.

During the first full weekend in June, cavalry troops and infantry units converge on the grounds of Fort Sisseton Historic State Park in northeastern South Dakota. They form a military encampment with soldiers, women, children and all the necessary tents, uniforms, horses and memorabilia. The

Forever 605 Day

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The Forever 605 logo (feature 605 on an orange flag) sits atop an overhead shot of the roads and trees of the Black Hills

Celebrate Forever 605 Day!

Once a year, South Dakota recognizes our single area code and all the beauty, fun and wonder it encompasses. June 5th (6-05) is Forever 605 Day!

Scroll down for some of our favorite places & activities in the 605. Share your favorite South Dakota moments & locations on social media with #Forever605. And go to Forever605.com to take the pledge and be Forever 605 every day.

The only question now is this: How will you celebrate?

Plan Your Forever 605 Day Adventure

Here are a few of our favorite places and activities in the 605!

Purple Pie Place
1. Purple Pie Place, Custer
Lewis and Clark Recreation Area
2. Lewis and Clark Recreation Area, Yankton
Nicollet Tower
3. Nicollet Tower, Sisseston
South Dakota State Capitol
4. South Dakota State Capitol, Pierre
Faulkton Mural
5. Faulkton Mural, Faulkton
Dimock Cheese
6. Dimock Dairy, Dimock
Deadwood
7. Deadwood
Mamas Ladas Sioux Falls Sign
8. Mama's Ladas, Sioux Falls
Dignity sculpture at night
9. Dignity Sculpture, Chamberlain
midway drivein
10. Drive-In Movie Theaters, Statewide
Homestake Visitors Center
11. Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center, Lead
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RV Camping

RV Camping Custer State Park
RV Camping Custer State Park

RV Camping

A variety of landscapes, so many unforgettable spots

Park your RV near the shores of the Missouri River or amongst the ponderosa pine forests of the Black Hills, in places where the buffalo still roam. Whether your idea of camping is parking it in the wild, full-hookups into self-contained luxury, or something in between, find the perfect South Dakota RV park or campground for you.

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Fireworks Guide

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Your Guide To The Best Fireworks

Once a year, the clear skies of South Dakota fill with vibrant explosions of color and celebration. South Dakotans take their fireworks seriously, spending all year planning the perfect aerial displays for Independence Day. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most impressive spots to take in the explosive fruits of their labor. Prepare to “ooh” and “ahh” as fireworks light up the sky at one of these beautiful South Dakota locations. You’re going to see a lot of smiles glowing under the rockets’ red glare.

(This list is only a sample from throughout South Dakota. For a complete list of Fourth of July and other events check out our Calendar of Events.)

rodeo fireworks
1. Wylie Park 4th of July Celebration, Aberdeen
Fireworks in South Dakota
2. Uncle Sam Jam, Brookings
Fireworks in South Dakota
3. Fireworks Over Lake Herman, Madison
mitchell fireworks
4. Independence Day Celebration, Lake Mitchell
mobridge fireworks
5. Sitting Bull Stampede Rodeo, Mobridge
belle fourche
6. Annual Black Hills Roundup, Belle Fourche
Fireworks, Yankton
7. 4th of July Fireworks, Yankton
lake norden
8. Independence Day Celebration, Lake Norden
Custer fireworks
9. Custer’s Old Time Country Fourth of July, Custer
Freedom Festival, Mina Lake
10. 3rd of July Freedom Festival, Mina Lake
Gold Camp Jubilee Days, Lead
11. Gold Camp Jubilee, Lead
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