Out-wild the wildlife

Discover something more when you take your chance to see the American West as it once was, where landscapes come alive with creatures both common and rare. There’s an access to both wildlife and nature that doesn’t exist many places on this great Earth anymore — and a feeling of connection that goes with it. A focus on conservation means South Dakota is home to easily available wildlife, from bison herds, bighorn sheep and prairie dog towns on the ground to majestic bald eagles soaring the blue skies. The birds flying in the northeast’s glacial lakes, the bison that cause “traffic jams” in the west’s majestic Custer State Park – there's untamed beauty in every corner.