Food Custer State Park, Black Hills
State Game Lodge
A place to eat in Custer State Park, Black Hills, pricey ($$$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.
Why go
1920s lodge, the former Summer White House, serving buffalo and pheasant dishes.
It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Black Hills, alongside 4 activities, 3 sights and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Needles Highway, 3.6 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Custer State Park
- Price
- $$$
- Time needed
- 1.5 hr
- Best time
- Dinner
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Black Hills, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Needles Highway
14-mile road through granite spires and one-lane tunnels, including the Needles Eye.
Activity · 3.6 mi straight-line - 2Iron Mountain Road
Winding road with pigtail bridges and tunnels that frame Mount Rushmore.
Activity · 4.4 mi straight-line - 3Wildlife Loop Road
18-mile road through Custer State Park prairie with bison herds and begging burros.
Activity · 7.0 mi straight-line - 4Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Four presidents carved in granite, with the Presidential Trail at the base.
Sight · 8.3 mi straight-line - 5Black Elk Peak Trail
7-mile round trip from Sylvan Lake to a stone fire tower on South Dakota's highest point.
Activity · 10 mi straight-line - 6Sylvan Lake
Granite-ringed lake with an easy 1-mile shoreline loop and boulder scrambles.
Sight · 10 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
State Game Lodge 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 State Game Lodge itself, we suggest: Dinner.
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 State Game Lodge, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- State Game Lodge, SD 57730, USA
- Coordinates
- 43.77110, -103.38380
- Destination
- Black Hills, South Dakota
State Game Lodge: quick answers
How much time do you need at State Game Lodge?
Plan on about 1.5 hours at State Game Lodge. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit State Game Lodge?
Our pick: Dinner. Insider tip: Reserve dinner in summer.
Where is State Game Lodge?
State Game Lodge is at State Game Lodge, SD 57730, USA, in Custer State Park. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include State Game Lodge?
State Game Lodge appears on Dakotas Badlands & Black Hills, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add State Game Lodge to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Black Hills.
Plan Black Hills
- Black Hills travel guide 10 places
- Best time to visit Black Hills weather by month
- Black Hills to Badlands National Park 64 mi straight-line
- Medora to Black Hills 217 mi straight-line
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- Naughti Wines Drinks
- Crazy Horse Memorial Sight
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.