Needles highway

Needles Highway is an engineering masterpiece. With twist, turns and famous tunnels, it was deemed impossible to build. One trip on it and you'll know why.

The Lakota first called the mountains that rumple South Dakota paha sapa, or black hills, because of the way pines darken their forms from a distance. This aerial shot of the Needles Highway in Custer State Park shows the area from a remarkable perspective.

Drive down South Dakota 87 through Custer State Park in the Black Hills on the scenic Needles Highway. This 14-mile stretch has granite peaks and landscape

Needles Highway, Black Hills, South Dakota 🇺🇸

This scenic drive passes by tall rock formations and through tunnels.

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What's it like driving through the Needles Eye Tunnel?! SOUTH DAKOTA vacation tips

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The Needles Highway in South Dakota is an impressive drive. From the Needles Eye tunnel to the hairpin turns, you'll be left speechless.

Originally deemed impossible to build, intrepid South Dakotans blasted this Needles Highway into existence using over 150,000 pounds of dynamite.⁠ ⁠ What exists today is a unique way to see the impressive Cathedral Spires on a road that will make you reconsider whether asphalt can be art. 😍⁠ Have you ever driven on Needles Highway?⁠ ⁠