parks
5 articles on parks.
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The Greenway Born From the 1972 Flood
After the 1972 flood, Rapid City turned its ruined floodplain into a greenway of parks and trails. How tragedy reshaped the Black Hills hub.
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Custer State Park and the Buffalo Roundup
Custer State Park in the Black Hills holds a great bison herd gathered each autumn in a thundering roundup, a major draw for Rapid City and the region.
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Wind Cave: The World's First Cave National Park
Wind Cave in the southern Black Hills near Rapid City became the first cave national park in 1903, known for rare boxwork and Lakota emergence stories.
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Jewel Cave: One of the Longest Caves on Earth
Jewel Cave, west of Custer in the Black Hills near Rapid City, is one of the longest known caves on Earth, its mapped passages still growing each year.
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Sylvan Lake: The Jewel of the Black Hills
Sylvan Lake near Custer in the Black Hills west of Rapid City began as an 1880s dam and became a favorite of Governor Peter Norbeck.