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South Dakota Road Trips

South Dakota has 41 mapped road trip routes covering cities across the state. Major departure hubs include Spearfish, SD, Rapid City, SD and Sturgis, SD. The average drive from a South Dakota city covers about 210 miles, with options ranging from quick day trips to multi-day cross-state adventures.

Routes

41

Avg Distance

210 mi

Longest Drive

483 mi

Milbank, SD → Sturgis, SD

Quickest Drive

16m

Kirk, SD → Englewood, SD

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Major Hubs in South Dakota

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All Routes from South Dakota

Milbank, SD → Sturgis, SD

483 mi 8h 4m

Spearfish, SD → North Sioux City, SD

467.6 mi 7h 31m

Milbank, SD → Rapid City, SD

458.8 mi 7h 40m

Lemmon, SD → Yankton, SD

448.9 mi 8h 3m

Watertown, SD → Lead, SD

447.9 mi 7h 40m

Rapid City, SD → Webster, SD

416.9 mi 7h 3m

Rapid City, SD → Jefferson, SD

416.2 mi 6h 38m

Yankton, SD → North Spearfish, SD

413.7 mi 6h 47m

Belle Fourche, SD → Harrisburg, SD

410 mi 6h 44m

Box Elder, SD → Webster, SD

406.9 mi 6h 52m

Tea, SD → Belle Fourche, SD

406.2 mi 6h 39m

Sturgis, SD → Lennox, SD

377.4 mi 6h 16m

Spearfish, SD → Freeman, SD

376.4 mi 6h 7m

Sioux Falls, SD → Porcupine, SD

363.9 mi 6h 31m

Sturgis, SD → Freeman, SD

356.9 mi 5h 46m

Yankton, SD → Mobridge, SD

350.6 mi 6h 12m

North Spearfish, SD → Mitchell, SD

325.1 mi 5h 15m

Rapid City, SD → Parkston, SD

297.5 mi 4h 55m

Brandon, SD → Mission, SD

259.7 mi 4h 16m

Spearfish, SD → Fort Thompson, SD

257.7 mi 4h 20m

Sturgis, SD → Fort Thompson, SD

238.2 mi 4h

Rapid City, SD → Fort Thompson, SD

213.4 mi 3h 35m

Keystone, SD → Scenic, SD

61 mi 1h 34m

Lake Preston, SD → Osceola, SD

31.8 mi 47m

Goodwill, SD → New Effington, SD

31.7 mi 42m

Goodwill, SD → Victor, SD

30.6 mi 40m

Wecota, SD → Seneca, SD

30.3 mi 1h 2m

Cedar Butte, SD → Wood, SD

30.1 mi 52m

Trent, SD → Ward, SD

26.6 mi 54m

Wecota, SD → Chelsea, SD

22.4 mi 43m

Whitewood, SD → Kirk, SD

20.3 mi 29m

Spearfish, SD → Kirk, SD

20.2 mi 29m

Mission, SD → Saint Francis, SD

20.1 mi 33m

Saint Onge, SD → Kirk, SD

19.5 mi 31m

Bridgewater, SD → Spencer, SD

14.6 mi 31m

Flandreau, SD → Trent, SD

13.4 mi 26m

Colman, SD → Trent, SD

13.3 mi 19m

Oldham, SD → Lake Preston, SD

13.1 mi 32m

Mission, SD → Rosebud, SD

12.3 mi 19m

Goodwill, SD → Sisseton, SD

7.7 mi 18m

Kirk, SD → Englewood, SD

6.6 mi 16m

Routes to South Dakota

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South Dakota Road Trip FAQ

US Trip Planner currently has 41 mapped road trip routes starting from or ending in South Dakota, with drive times ranging from 16m to 8h 4m.
Every route page includes turn-by-turn distance, estimated drive time, fuel cost calculator, elevation profile, weather conditions, EV charging stations along the way, and a drive-vs-fly comparison.
Popular weekend drives include Wecota, SD to Seneca, SD (1h 2m), Keystone, SD to Scenic, SD (1h 34m), Rapid City, SD to Fort Thompson, SD (3h 35m). These 1-4 hour routes are ideal for day trips.
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