Family Nature Summits: Black Hills Summit

2 miles, 50 feet climb, moderate, out and back, 44 min drive each way

This trail, designated by a (functioning) US Congress in 1977 as a National Landmark, is the shortest, gentlest hike for getting as close as possible to these "huge fantastic formations of granite". We'll also hike through an isolated botanical mystery: the only limber pine grove (trees hundreds of years old) to be found anywhere within 200 miles.