HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – Family vacations with school-aged children are a time for fun and increasingly a time for learning. Most tourist attractions have always offered some kind of cultural or historical ...

If you're planning to visit South Dakota's state parks in 2026, annual entrance licenses are already available.

NEMO, S.D. (SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH) -South Dakota tourism continues an upward trajectory, even as the largest annual tourist event seeks younger attendees to ensure its future. The state broke an all ...

Statewide, South Dakota saw $4.73 billion in tourism spending in 2022 with a jump to $4.96 billion in 2023. That year, the latest for which data are complete, 14.7 million visitors came to South ...

South Dakota's tourism industry is booming, exceeding $5 billion in visitor spending for the first time last year. Small business owners across the state are capitalizing on this growth by offering ...