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Food Custer, Black Hills

Purple Pie Place

A place to eat in Custer, Black Hills, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 30 minutes. Best time to go: Afternoon.

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Purple Pie Place in Custer, Black Hills
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Why go

Purple-painted pie shop in Custer known for rhubarb and berry pies.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Black Hills, alongside 4 activities, 3 sights and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Crazy Horse Memorial, 5.0 mi away as the crow flies. At about 30 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Custer
Price
$
Time needed
30 min
Best time
Afternoon

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Black Hills, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Crazy Horse Memorial

    Ongoing mountain carving honoring the Lakota leader, with the Indian Museum of North America.

    Sight · 5.0 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Sylvan Lake

    Granite-ringed lake with an easy 1-mile shoreline loop and boulder scrambles.

    Sight · 6.0 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Black Elk Peak Trail

    7-mile round trip from Sylvan Lake to a stone fire tower on South Dakota's highest point.

    Activity · 6.1 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Needles Highway

    14-mile road through granite spires and one-lane tunnels, including the Needles Eye.

    Activity · 7.5 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Wildlife Loop Road

    18-mile road through Custer State Park prairie with bison herds and begging burros.

    Activity · 10 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Mount Rushmore National Memorial

    Four presidents carved in granite, with the Presidential Trail at the base.

    Sight · 11 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Purple Pie Place is a stop on our Dakotas Badlands & Black Hills route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

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When to go

Average daily highs in Black Hills run from 30°F in December to 83°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For Purple Pie Place itself, we suggest: Afternoon.

Modelled monthly averages for Black Hills from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Black Hills weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for Purple Pie Place, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
19 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730, USA
Coordinates
43.76458, -103.60749
Destination
Black Hills, South Dakota

Purple Pie Place: quick answers

How much time do you need at Purple Pie Place?

Plan on about 30 minutes at Purple Pie Place. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Purple Pie Place?

Our pick: Afternoon. Insider tip: Seasonal, roughly April to October; call ahead late in the season.

Where is Purple Pie Place?

Purple Pie Place is at 19 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730, USA. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Purple Pie Place?

Purple Pie Place appears on Dakotas Badlands & Black Hills, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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