The first 6 miles of the trail were dedicated in
1991. After many years of hard work, and collaboration between the
US Forest Service, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department, the
National Guard, the South Dakota Department of Transportation, the
South Dakota Department of Corrections, and the local Friends of the
Mickelson Trail, the trail was completed in 1998.
The surface is primarily crushed limestone and gravel. There are currently 14 trailheads which all offer parking, self-sale trail pass
stations ($2 daily or $10 annual), vault toilets, and tables. The grades of the trail do not exceed 4 percent for the most part, but parts of the trail are considered strenuous.
Traveling from Deadwood (4550 feet) in the southern
direction toward Edgemont (3400 feet), the trail looses
approximately 1150 feet in overall elevation.
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New Additions
35 interpretative signs for the trail, covered shelters and
picnic areas were installed during the summer.
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shelters and signs!!
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S. Mickelson Trail Web Site from the South Dakota Game, Fish,
& Parks.
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