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South Dakota Road Trips

South Dakota has 60 mapped road trip routes covering cities across the state. Major departure hubs include Springfield, SD, Gregory, SD and Sioux Falls, SD. The average drive from a South Dakota city covers about 350 miles, with options ranging from quick day trips to multi-day cross-state adventures.

Routes

60

Avg Distance

350 mi

Longest Drive

467.6 mi

Spearfish, SD → North Sioux City, SD

Quickest Drive

4h

Sturgis, SD → Fort Thompson, SD

South Dakota Route Map

Featured South Dakota Trips

Hand-picked routes for the best South Dakota driving experiences.

Major Hubs in South Dakota

Browse city-level route pages with detailed trip planning for each hub.

All Routes from South Dakota

Spearfish, SD → North Sioux City, SD

467.6 mi 7h 31m

Milbank, SD → Rapid City, SD

458.8 mi 7h 40m

Lead, SD → Watertown, SD

448 mi 7h 40m

Watertown, SD → Lead, SD

447.9 mi 7h 40m

Deadwood, SD → Watertown, SD

444.8 mi 7h 35m

Jefferson, SD → Sturgis, SD

441.3 mi 7h 3m

Rapid City, SD → Webster, SD

416.9 mi 7h 3m

Rapid City, SD → Jefferson, SD

416.2 mi 6h 38m

Britton, SD → Rapid City, SD

410.5 mi 7h 38m

Belle Fourche, SD → Harrisburg, SD

410 mi 6h 44m

Watertown, SD → Rapid City, SD

407.1 mi 6h 56m

Tea, SD → Belle Fourche, SD

406.2 mi 6h 39m

Garretson, SD → Spearfish, SD

405.9 mi 6h 34m

Lemmon, SD → Sioux Falls, SD

403.9 mi 7h 23m

Tea, SD → Spearfish, SD

399.1 mi 6h 27m

Baltic, SD → Spearfish, SD

397.4 mi 6h 23m

Lennox, SD → Spearfish, SD

397.1 mi 6h 37m

Watertown, SD → Box Elder, SD

396.9 mi 6h 44m

Deadwood, SD → Harrisburg, SD

396.4 mi 6h 27m

Brandon, SD → Spearfish, SD

396.1 mi 6h 22m

Hill City, SD → Yankton, SD

390.6 mi 6h 32m

Yankton, SD → Sturgis, SD

390.1 mi 6h 23m

Sioux Falls, SD → Custer, SD

389.1 mi 6h 30m

Worthing, SD → Sturgis, SD

387.3 mi 6h 13m

Springfield, SD → Spearfish, SD

383.3 mi 6h 44m

Sturgis, SD → Lennox, SD

377.4 mi 6h 16m

Spearfish, SD → Freeman, SD

376.4 mi 6h 7m

Tyndall, SD → Spearfish, SD

375 mi 6h 31m

Sioux Falls, SD → Sturgis, SD

374.6 mi 6h

Springfield, SD → Sturgis, SD

363.4 mi 5h 17m

Sturgis, SD → Freeman, SD

356.9 mi 5h 46m

Tyndall, SD → Sturgis, SD

355.4 mi 6h 10m

Lennox, SD → Rapid City, SD

353.3 mi 5h 53m

Worthing, SD → Box Elder, SD

352.8 mi 5h 38m

Brandon, SD → Rapid City, SD

351.9 mi 4h 49m

Sioux Falls, SD → Rapid City, SD

350.4 mi 5h 37m

Madison, SD → Rapid City, SD

346.5 mi 5h 48m

Springfield, SD → Rapid City, SD

339.5 mi 6h 1m

Tyndall, SD → Rapid City, SD

331.2 mi 5h 47m

Springfield, SD → Box Elder, SD

329.2 mi 5h 49m

Tyndall, SD → Box Elder, SD

321 mi 5h 35m

Mobridge, SD → Harrisburg, SD

314.5 mi 5h 43m

Eagle Butte, SD → Sioux Falls, SD

313.8 mi 5h 54m

Mitchell, SD → Hill City, SD

302 mi 5h

Mobridge, SD → Rapid City, SD

299.9 mi 5h 16m

Pierre, SD → Jefferson, SD

293.2 mi 4h 46m

Gregory, SD → Spearfish, SD

285.9 mi 5h 13m

Sioux Falls, SD → Gettysburg, SD

285.6 mi 4h 55m

Rapid City, SD → Mitchell, SD

276.9 mi 4h 27m

Gregory, SD → Sturgis, SD

266.2 mi 4h 53m

Sturgis, SD → Gregory, SD

266.2 mi 4h 52m

Spearfish, SD → Fort Thompson, SD

257.7 mi 4h 20m

Mission, SD → Madison, SD

253.9 mi 4h 26m

Gregory, SD → Rapid City, SD

242.1 mi 4h 29m

Mobridge, SD → Mitchell, SD

240.4 mi 4h 36m

Gregory, SD → Watertown, SD

240 mi 4h 56m

Sturgis, SD → Fort Thompson, SD

238.2 mi 4h

Gregory, SD → Box Elder, SD

231.8 mi 4h 17m

Madison, SD → Gettysburg, SD

218 mi 4h 19m

Springfield, SD → Pierre, SD

215.8 mi 4h 8m

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South Dakota Road Trip FAQ

US Trip Planner currently has 60 mapped road trip routes starting from or ending in South Dakota, with drive times ranging from 4h to 7h 31m.
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.
Browse the routes above to find drives under 4 hours — perfect for a day trip or overnight getaway.
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