Black Hills Family Fun Guide: Explore South Dakota's Badlands, Devils Tower & Black Hills

Discover the Faces and Places of South Dakota

The Black Hills Family Fun Guide is your key to the perfect family getaway. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a lifelong resident, this full-color guidebook leads you on a modern-day adventure through the best that South Dakota has to offer. From hiking and horseback riding to museums and theaters, author Kindra Gordon’s tips and trivia help you to make the most out of every experience. The easy-to-read guide features more than 150 family-friendly attractions and is arranged by such themes as Dinosaurs Galore, Meaningful Museums, and Puttin’ on a Show. Neat-to-know facts introduce the people, places, and history, while maps help you find South Dakota’s hidden treasures. Discover the faces and places of South Dakota. Blaze new trails and share experiences that you’ll cherish forever.

Kindra Gordon first began spinning stories when she was in second grade and still enjoys the thrill of putting words to paper. Raised on a ranch in South Dakota, she is an agricultural journalism graduate from South Dakota State University in Brookings. Today, she works as a freelance writer for national cattle magazines including BEEF, Angus Journal, and Western Cowman. She has also written travel articles for AAA’s Home&Away magazine and has taught newspaper design and feature writing as an adjunct professor in the Mass Communications Department at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota. Kindra and her husband, Bruce, live near Sturgis, South Dakota, with their four children, and they wake up every day to an inspiring view of the Black Hills.