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Hill City vacation rentals

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Tower in Custer
New Fire Lookout Tower Next to Custer State Park
Enjoy this newly built 2023, modern Fire Lookout Tower. Suspended in the air over welded metal flared beams. Located just 5 minutes to Custer State Park. Experience some of the most unique views of rock formations while you drink your morning coffee. You will have access to the entire house, open floor plan with 1.5 bathrooms all to yourself. Great area to hike, bike, see the fluffy buffalo. Just a 2 minute drive to downtown Custer. Feel refreshed when you stay in style at this cozy rustic gem.
$232 per night
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Home in Hill City
Cabin on 20 acre horse ranch w/goats & mini donkey
Come enjoy the Black Hills! Two bedrooms with queen size beds and a loft with a queen size pullout sofa allow you to comfortably sleep 6! Just 4 miles from downtown Hill City. Sits on 20 beautiful acres and surrounded on 3 sides by Forest Service! Enjoy the beautiful surroundings - a seasonal pond outside your cabin (water level varies), horses, a mini donkey, and mini goats. Enjoy private setting with the convenience of the owners just 1/4 mile up the driveway to take care of your needs!
$245 per night
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Cabin in Hill City
Hakuna Matata Cabin: Hot Tub, 11 Mi to Mt Rushmore
Nestled in Black Hills National Forest, this 3-bed, 2-bath cabin is the ideal family getaway. Nearby attractions like Storybook Island, Dinosaur Park, and lakes will please the kids, while parents will love the proximity to Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial. Enjoy hiking and rock climbing each summer. During the winter, the location is great for hunting and ice fishing or visiting the winter recreation areas to cruise the crisp ski slopes or the 350 miles of manicured snowmobile trails.
$209 per night

Stay near Hill City's top sights

Alpine Inn135 locals recommend
1880 Train - Hill City Depot44 locals recommend
Hill City Café5 locals recommend
Desperados4 locals recommend
Bumpin Buffalo Bar and Grill9 locals recommend
Chute Rooster11 locals recommend

Hill City house rentals

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Home in Keystone
Chalet Mt Rushmore VIEWS Hot Tub
$205 per night
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Home in Custer
The Dens at Bear Rock #2 - Studio with stairs
$179 per night
Home in Hill City
Hill City Hideaway on the Mickelson Trail
$149 per night
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Home in Custer
Bear Rock Bungalow-King Bed & 2 Twin Cots
$218 per night
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Home in Hill City
Hill City Hideaway Black Hills Mountain Retreat
$178 per night
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Home in Spearfish
Beautiful Getaway with Hot Tub
$202 per night
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Home in Keystone
Views of Mt Rushmore, Private Hot Tub!
$220 per night
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Home in Keystone
Modern Keystone Home: 4 Mi to Mount Rushmore!
$142 per night
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Home in Custer
The Dens at Bear Rock #1
$236 per night
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Home in Spearfish
Private Farmhouse Studio
$107 per night
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Home in Lead
Cozy Woods Cabin Retreat w/ private Hot tub
$122 per night
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Home in South Lawrence
Buckskin Lodge
$230 per night

Hill City cabin rentals

Cabin in Keystone
NEW IN 2022! Quaint Cabin in Keystone
$105 per night
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Cabin in Hill City
Welcome to Bluebird Retreat!
$177 per night
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Cabin in Hill City
Mtn Getaway w/ Scenic View, 15 Mi to Rushmore
$173 per night
Cabin in Custer
Custer Pine Palace
$121 per night
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Cabin in Hill City
Idyllic Mountain Retreat - Hike, Bike & ATV!
$199 per night
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Cabin in Keystone
The Dray Cabin - Hinterwood Inn & Cabins
$188 per night
Cabin in Hill City
Log Cabin
$128 per night
Cabin in Hill City
Cottage at Storm Mountain #7
$332 per night
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Cabin in Custer
Secluded Black Hills Studio Cabin Near Crazy Horse
$179 per night
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Cabin in Hill City
Cabin in the Black Hills ~ 10 Mi to Mt. Rushmore!
$132 per night
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Cabin in Hill City
Welcome to Canyon Wren!
$127 per night
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Cabin in Deadwood
The Cornerstone Cabin
$299 per night

Your guide to Hill City

Welcome to Hill City

Parks and outdoor adventures surround the Black Hills’ second-oldest town. Its South Dakota showstoppers include the Crazy Horse Memorial, the planet’s largest mountain carving, to the southwest, and Mount Rushmore to the southeast: both within a 20-minute drive. Hill City also makes a good base for exploring Devils Tower, the spires of Custer State Park, and the otherworldly Badlands. And don’t forget the pristine prairie at Wind Cave National Park, blanketing one of the world’s longest, most complex cavern systems.

Hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and off-roading trails wind through the rocky slopes and gnarled ponderosa pines. For kid-friendly options, you can go boat or ice fishing on Sheridan Lake, or browse dinosaur bones at the Museum @ Black Hills Institute. Meanwhile adults can soak up the art galleries, local wineries, and craft beer that bring cosmopolitan charm to this laid-back tourist hub.


The best time to stay in a vacation rental in Hill City

Outdoor adventurers should look to summer for the most consistently warm temperatures. That said, fall offers smaller crowds and less rain, beating out spring on the shoulder-season front. Culture kicks off in May with the Black Hills Film Festival, followed by scrap metal and chainsaw creations at June’s Sculpture in the Hills Art Show. Treat your taste buds to local food and drinks with a side of live music at the Wine, Brew & BBQ festival in August. September brings the Quilt Show and Sale, great for original souvenirs. A holiday parade marks the start of Old Tyme Christmas in late November, and Holiday Express trains run on weekends throughout December.


Top things to do in Hill City

1880 Train

The scenic, 3-hour round-trip journey runs between Hill City and Keystone from May to October. Replica steam locomotives pull visitors past old mines and Gold Rush hot spots within the forest landscape. Serious rail buffs should also make tracks for the South Dakota State Railroad Museum flanking the Hill City depot.

George S. Mickelson Trail

Hill City sits near the center of this 109-mile route connecting Deadwood in the northern Black Hills and Edgemont in the south. This gently sloping trail — usually less than a 4 percent grade — passes over old railroad bridges and through rock tunnels. Rent a bicycle, hop on horseback, or lace up your hiking boots to head in either direction. Summer trolley rides also open up this experience for visitors of all abilities.

Hill City Galleries

Experience the area’s natural beauty with a self-guided tour of Main Street’s creative side. Many of the galleries and boutiques feature Native and contemporary pieces made by locals. Think watercolor farm scenes and chainsaw carvings, not to mention a scrap-metal stallion made from farm and ranch tools. Its sculptor reports that flesh-and-blood horses occasionally whinny at it when they’re being trailered through town.