As Part of the
Black Hills National Forest, Spearfish Canyon offers great scenery, waterfalls, a wide variety of wildlife, and diverse vegetation. As Part of the
Black Hills National Forest, Spearfish Canyon offers great scenery, waterfalls, a wide variety of wildlife, and diverse vegetation. As Part of the
Black Hills National Forest, Spearfish Canyon offers great scenery, waterfalls, a wide variety of wildlife, and diverse vegetation. Today, a National Scenic Byway, U.S. Highway 14A, winds through Spearfish Canyon and allows easy access to all of the beautiful sites. Ponderosa Pine is the most common vegetation in the Hills and provides Spearfish Canyon a year-round canopy of green, and a variety of broad-leafed flowering plants and grasses, including the Pasqueflower, state flower of South Dakota, may be found throughout the canyon drive. The diversity in plant life allows approximately 130 species of birds to live in the canyon at least part of each year. Keep a look out for Bridal Veil Falls! One of three premiere waterfalls in the Canyon, Bridal Veil Falls is a popular stopping point along the byway and is considered to be very impressive in the spring and fall with rich vegetation and bright colors to surround it. Roughlock Falls lies west of Savoy, up Little Spearfish Canyon, and is a popular picnicking site, and is where the last scenes in the film "Dances With Wolves" was filmed.
