South Dakota trails · Rimrock
Rimrock
A 4.8-mile network in South Dakota, with 719 ft of climbing. Reaches Dances with Wolves film site. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 83% of the ascent, between mile 1.6 and mile 3.2. It gives back about 712 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dances with Wolves film site (viewpoint)
Getting there
LITTLE SPEARFISH — parking nearby, restroom, water. About 46 min drive (20 mi, 5 of them unpaved) from Spearfish. 44.32851, -103.98946 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:40 a.m., the sun rises at 7:09 a.m. and sets at 6:13 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:43 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.8-mile route takes roughly 2 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:18 a.m. — 8 h 55 min before sunset.
Loop options
- RIMROCK + RIMROCK SPUR B — 3.1 mi loop, 814 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Snow-1 — 1.0 mi
- Snow-4 — 2.6 mi
- Snow-3 — 3.5 mi
- Limestone 100 — 4.0 mi