Needles Highway

One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of the drive are the awesome granite needles that pierce the heavens above you and give the road its name.

The Needles Eye Tunnel is an exciting single lane marvel through the granite. Watch out for mountain goats licking the salt off the walls!

At the north end of the road is the beautiful Sylvan Lake, its lodge, campground, and store. The first time I drove past the lake I had to stop and take it all in because the air was so still the water was like glass reflecting the granite boulders and pine and spruce trees perfectly.

Near the Needles Eye Tunnel is the formation that gives the tunnel its name, the Needles Eye. Make sure you safely pull over and check it out! There’s also plenty of other spots to pull over and explore by climbing and hiking.

The road was planned by former South Dakota Governor Peter Norbeck (who gave his name to the Scenic Byway) who in 1922 walked and rode his horse the 14 miles.

One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
One of the many highlights in the Black Hills are the amazing world-class drives you wind and curve through. In Custer State Park that highway is the 14 mile Needles Highway. It has it all from forests, to tunnels, to wildlife. Along the entirety of
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