Long before recorded time, the area now occupied by such landmarks as Bear Butte, the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming and the Black Hills of South Dakota was covered again and again by vast ancient seas.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — An old rule is being quietly restored that prohibits leaving human remains of any kind at Bear Butte State Park. South Dakota Parks Division director Jeff Van Meeteren ...

In a release also on Monday, the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department said Bear Butte State Park hiking trail will remain closed indefinitely following the wildfire. Park officials said they ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The state just reinstated a ban on the scattering of human remains on Bear Butte State Park ... according a South Dakota Codified Law 34-25-24. Ashes can still ...

Bear Butte is a lonely spur of the Black Hills. It rises from the plains in majestic relief a few miles northeast of Sturgis, S.D. If you squint just right ...

To the west of Bear Butte lies Bear Butte Lake, a fishing ground with 15 campsites. Located in the Southern Black Hills, Custer State Park is South Dakota’s first state park and the second ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently captured a black bear near Bert Mooney Airport in Butte. According to a Facebook post, the bear was also seen the night before ...