Deadwood SD Pictures
A Tourist Hotspot
We drove to Deadwood to see if it was as interesting as the brochures said it was. Deadwood is nestled in a valley, and has a population of 1380. True, it is an old town with lots of 1800's buildings, but when we visited, it was too hot, (middle of July), and it was hard to enjoy ourselves.
We found a parking meter and dropped 2 quarters in it, which gave us an hour. If you can't find a parking meter, you can park at St. Ambrose Catholic Church for a $5.00 donation that goes to the church. Also see the Mass schedule.
We walked up one side of Main St. Crossed the street, and headed back. On the way back we were just in time for a gunslinger shootout. See the video below.
On the way out of Deadwood, we drove to see what the town of Lead looked like, but didn't get very far. We stopped at a Subway to get a drink. Across the street from Subway was the Lead Visitor Center, and an open cut gold mine called the "Homestake Gold Mine."
We left Lead, and a thundercloud appeared on the horizon. As we were driving south we saw what appeared to be smoke, and sure enough, a lightening strike started a forest fire. We pulled into the Pactola Reservoir and Scenic Overlook and saw a forest ranger up on the dam watching to see if the fire would come over the hill.
On the way back the storm got larger, and we were beginning to think our tent was going to get soaked. The lightening strikes got heavier, and the thunder started rolling. All we could think of was our campsite getting soaked, so we hurried back to Custer Mountain Campground.
More Pictures of Deadwood
-Entering Deadwood from the South.. Hwy 385....Entering
Deadwood... population
1380
-Old 1800's buildings near downtown Deadwood... old
buildings... Deadwood Then and
Now Info Board
-Adam's Museum and the Wooden Nickel, located on Deadwood
St and Hwy 85...Adam's Museum and
the Wooden Nickel
-the Wild Bill (James Butler) Hickok Monument 1837-1876...
Wild Bill Hickok Monument
-the
back of Main Street view... back
of Main Street... the Deadwood
water tower
-Main St. at Burkham Ave.... Burkham
Ave and Main St. view... Deadwood
Gultch
-Main Street looking south... Main
Street looking south... Wild
West Winners Club
-Main Street looking north... Main
Street looking north
-replicas of original building fronts built on the
north side of Deadwood... original
building fronts
-an 1872 building... 1872
building... Deadwood and
Main Street sign... 1879 building
-the
Jack McCall Trial information... Jack
McCall Trial for shooting of Hickok
-the Deadwood Trolley, $1.00 per ride...
Deadwood Trolley... another
picture
-original Deadwood Tour Bus... original
Deadwood Tour bus
-Boothill Tours... Boothill
Tours... Boothill
Tour schedule
-historic downtown pictures... historic
downtown pictures
-original location of the saloon 1876... location
of the saloon
-the masonic center... the
masonic temple... another
picture
-the fire hall... the
fire hall
Other Deadwood Attractions
-The Roo Ranch, Kangaroos and Wallabys,
located 1 1/2 miles East of Deadwood on Highway 14a phone toll free 877-578-1777
Starting in late May they are open 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 6 pm.
On Wednesdays Children under the age of 12 and Seniors get in for half price.
-Presidents Park, 20 foot sculptures
of all 43 US Presidents ... open all year, located 4 miles south of Lead-Deadwood
on Highway 85. Bicycle rental: phone 605-584-9925 Get a Bike
Rental Coupon; Full Service Snowmobile stop (on trail 5); President's
Park will feature a full-service
snowmobile rental center this Winter. Black Hills Outback Scenic Jeep
Tours during the summer.
-Adam's Museum, an exhibition
of select items from the city's Hickok collection Open all year round, located
at 54 Sherman St. call 605-578-1714
Watch the Gunslinger Shootout
Shopping in Deadwood
-the
Harley Davidson store... Harley
Davidson store
-Gold Diggers Factory Outlet... Gold
Diggers Factory Outlet store
-the Gold Nugget Trading Post... Gold
Nugget Trading Post
-the Ponderosa Trading Company... Ponderosa
Trading Company
-old pictures of Deadwood businesses... old
pictures of Deadwood businesses
Restaurants and Bars
-Silverado Franklin,
Crab and Prime Rib buffet every Friday and Saturday. phone 800-688-1876
-Four
Aces Restaurant has a 75 ft. buffet, located on historic Main Street.
-the
Stockade Restaurant entrance... Stockade
Restaurant...closeup of goldminer
-the
Gold Dust Buffet.... The Gold Dust
buffet
Hotels and Motels in Deadwood
Deadwood, South Dakota
- Click
Here to make a reservation at a Deadwood hotel
-AmericInn view... AmericInn...
-Best Western Hickok House 137 Charles St.
-Budget Host Black Hills Inn
and Suites 206 Mountain Shadow Lane
-The Bullock Hotel... Bullock
Hotel
-Cadillac
Jack's Gaming Resort... Cadillac
Jack's
-Cedarwood Inn... Cedarwood
Inn
-Celebrity Hotel.... The
Celebrity Hotel... Their building was built over 100 years ago. On display
are authentic movie props from over 70 Hollywood movies. Located in Downtown Historic
Deadwood, phone 888-399-1886
-Comfort
Inn Deadwood 225 Cliff
-Deadwood
Gulch Resort Hwy 85 South
-Deadwood
Super 8 Motel 196 Cliff St.
-Fairmont Hotel and Oyster Bay Restaurant...
Fairmont Hotel
-First
Gold Hotel and Casino 270 Main St.. see
another view
-Four Aces on north Main... The
Four Aces
-Franklin Hotel
and Day Spa 700 Main St
-Hampton Inn... Hampton
Inn
-Hickok House Motel......
restaurant
-Hickok's
Hotel and Gaming... another
view of front
-Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites 22 Lee St
-The Mineral
Palace Hotel... Mineral
Palace Hotel
Deadwood Campground!
The Fish N Fry campground is located on Highway 385 just outside of
Deadwood, SD, and has new owners. This is a really great campground, and
has all the modern conveniences. Their website is: www.FishNFry.com
If you are going to Deadwood or Lead, you may want to hop over to Spearfish, and Experience Spearfish Canyon. Here's a short movie we made.
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New Pages 2012
Spearfish Canyon - A very scenic drive and
places to explore!
New Pages 2011
South Dakota Badlands - 2011 pictures
taken during a storm!
1880 Town Attraction - Located on I 90, exit
170
Pease Creek Campground - a cute
campground with a horse camp.
North Wheeler Campground - a
great place to go fishing!
New
and Updated Pages 2009
South
Dakota Hotels - An easy site to check for SD hotels and make reservations
Badlands Wilderness Camping - We did some wilderness camping in the Badlands.
Platte Creek Campground - Tent camping on the Missouri River, Southern SD.
Buryanek Campground - A nice campground recommended by our friends.
Added a page on Pollock SD March 2008
