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Lookout Mountain Park
Park
792 acres15.1 mi of trail
Twisted FunBlue SteakOl' BlueMesaTech Essence
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Spearfish
Spearfish, SD parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.2% of Spearfish is conserved land, roughly 1,015 acres. There are about 25 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lookout Mountain Park (15.1 mi), McGuigan Nature Area (2.3 mi), and Creekside Nature Area (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Spearfish, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Spearfish outdoors
Conserved land
9.2%
1,015 of 10,978 acres
Trails
25 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 18 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
78 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
20.2 mi
3.3 mi lanes · 14.1 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
McGuigan Nature Area
Park
62 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Creekside Nature Area
Park
26 acres1.4 mi of trail
Loop ALoop BLoop C
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Spearfish City Park
Park
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Lookout Mountain Park792 acres · 15.1 mi of trail
McGuigan Nature Area62 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
Creekside Nature Area26 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Spearfish City Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Jorgensen Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Indian Springs Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Brady Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Rotary Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Evans Park6 acres
Spartan Park6 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Spearfish
Showing 1–10 of 17 playgrounds
Old Central Elementary Playground
Project PlaylandIn Spearfish City Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Salem Park
Unnamed playground in Brady Park
Unnamed playground in Spartan Park
Unnamed playground in Sandstone Park
Unnamed playground in Heritage Park
Unnamed playground in Mountain Shadows Park
Unnamed playground in Jorgensen Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 11.6 miHorses 1.9 miUnpaved 15.2 mi
- Twisted Fun2.9 mi
- Blue Steak1.7 mi
- Ol' Blue1.7 mi
- Mesa1.5 mi
- Tech Essence1.3 mi
- Round The Crown0.5 mi
- Loop A0.4 mi
- Mars0.3 mi
- Loop B0.3 mi
- Loop C0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,015 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes3.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths14.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball13
- Soccer9
- Tennis9
- Football4
- Basketball4
- Beach volleyball1
- Tracks1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Spearfish
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 970 acFederal Other or Unknown 21 acLocal Recreation Area 19 acState Conservation Area 11 acNational Forest 4 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 881 | Open |
| Meier Property ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| D.C. Booth Historic National Fish HatcheryFederal Other or Unknown | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 21 | Restricted |
| Black Hills Recreation ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Jorgensen ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Tretheway Pavilion ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Spearfish Dog ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Beilage Hepler Game Production AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 11 | Restricted |
| Salem ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Black Hills National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Spearfish's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 27.6-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.