Sheridan Lake
Sheridan Lake is a beautiful lake just a short drive from Rapid City. Visitors here can swim, fish, hike, camp or relax. The lake was originally a mining town, and the remains are still down below the surface of the water.
Sheridan Lake is in the heart of the Black Hills, yet is only a short drive from Rapid City. Offering plenty of different activities, ranging from swimming and hangout on the beach to fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone. Two large hiking trails, the Flume trail and Centennial Trail, are accessible from the lake, giving adventurers access to hundreds of miles of trail. Before it was a lake, it was a mining town. However, in the 1930s, the river was dammed, flooding the city under forty feet of water.
The Lake
Sheridan Lake is 40 minutes from Rapid City in the Black Hills National Forest. It boasts several large campgrounds with cabin rentals available. It is also a great spot for fishing, with or without a boat; there are plenty of great fishing spots on the shoreline. Besides fishing and camping, there are hiking trails almost the entire way around the lake, allowing for some pretty amazing views. The flume trail and Centennial trail are both accessible directly from the lake, providing hundreds of miles of trail. After hiking a bit, cool off by swimming at either of the two large beaches on the lake. But be careful, you might discover the ghost town under the lake.
Underwater City
Founded in 1874, Sheridan was a bustling mining town and a major stagecoach stop between Deadwood and Denver. However, after the nearby gold became less plentiful, and rail lines were located elsewhere, the habitants slowly moved away. Then, in the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps started building a dam on Spring Creek, effectively creating what is now Sheridan Lake and putting the town thirty to forty feet underwater.
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Works Cited
Josh. “Sheridan Lake.” Enjoy the Black Hills, www.howtoenjoytheblackhills.com/recreation/lakes-and-reservoirs/sheridan-lake-south-dakota/. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017.
Rainboth, Joe. “Sheridan – the Sunken City.” Black Hills & Badlands of South Dakota, Black Hills and Badlands Tourism Association, 16 Nov. 2009, blackhillstravelblog.com/sunkensheridan/. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017.
Sheridan Lake is a beautiful lake just a short drive from Rapid City. Visitors here can swim, fish, hike, camp or relax. The lake was originally a mining town, and the remains are still down below the surface of the water.
Sheridan Lake is in the heart of the Black Hills, yet is only a short drive from Rapid City. Offering plenty of different activities, ranging from swimming and hangout on the beach to fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone. Two large hiking trails, the Flume trail and Centennial Trail, are accessible from the lake, giving adventurers access to hundreds of miles of trail. Before it was a lake, it was a mining town. However, in the 1930s, the river was dammed, flooding the city under forty feet of water.
The Lake
Sheridan Lake is 40 minutes from Rapid City in the Black Hills National Forest. It boasts several large campgrounds with cabin rentals available. It is also a great spot for fishing, with or without a boat; there are plenty of great fishing spots on the shoreline. Besides fishing and camping, there are hiking trails almost the entire way around the lake, allowing for some pretty amazing views. The flume trail and Centennial trail are both accessible directly from the lake, providing hundreds of miles of trail. After hiking a bit, cool off by swimming at either of the two large beaches on the lake. But be careful, you might discover the ghost town under the lake.
Underwater City
Founded in 1874, Sheridan was a bustling mining town and a major stagecoach stop between Deadwood and Denver. However, after the nearby gold became less plentiful, and rail lines were located elsewhere, the habitants slowly moved away. Then, in the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps started building a dam on Spring Creek, effectively creating what is now Sheridan Lake and putting the town thirty to forty feet underwater.
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Works Cited
Josh. “Sheridan Lake.” Enjoy the Black Hills, www.howtoenjoytheblackhills.com/recreation/lakes-and-reservoirs/sheridan-lake-south-dakota/. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017.
Rainboth, Joe. “Sheridan – the Sunken City.” Black Hills & Badlands of South Dakota, Black Hills and Badlands Tourism Association, 16 Nov. 2009, blackhillstravelblog.com/sunkensheridan/. Accessed 13 Mar. 2017.