The South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks announced Monday that the east side of Wildlife Loop Road in Custer State Park will be closed to vehicle traffic starting Oct. 21.

Custer State Park in western South Dakota will have an antelope hunting season later this year, its first since 2016.

About 100 people gathered on Friday for the grand opening of Custer State Park’s Bison Center, located near the bison corral complex off Wildlife Loop Road. The barn-style building tells the ...

The parking areas for the Roundup, located near the corrals along the Wildlife Loop Road, open at 6:15 a.m. and close at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. However, lines to get in can start as early as midnight.

The Game, Fish and Parks Commission voted recently to have an antelope hunting season in Custer State Park this fall.

CUSTER, S.D. (KELO) — A woman has been hospitalized following an encounter with a bison in Custer State Park. While hiking near the Wildlife Loop Road a female visitor, her companion, and dog ...

Custer State Park has had a 25% increase in camping units from 2012 through 2021 without any increase in the number of campsites at the park, Simpson said.

Yellowstone is breathtaking, but can be crowded and expensive. This South Dakota state park is a cheaper and less crowded alternative.

However, the facility closed in 2016, and the chapel fell into disrepair. Because of this, the management of Custer State Park had an idea to give the Mickelson Chapel a new lease on life.

According to the GFP’s most recent elk management plan, published in September, Custer State Park is home to 450 elk, while the agency aspires to grow the population to between 500 and 600.

Custer State Park will host the 58th annual Buffalo Roundup on Friday, Sept. 29. The Journal rounded up what you need to know before you go.