Sunday afternoon walk in the park – Custer State Park that is. Sylvan Lake is called the “crown jewel” of Custer State Park. The lake is at the base of Harney Peak and is surrounded by rock formations and ponderosa pine trees.
Theodore Reder built a dam across Sunday Gulch in 1881 creating Sylvan Lake. Today the lake offers picnic areas, fishing, swimming, rock climbing and hiking. We chose to hike the Sylvan Lake Shoreline Trail, the easiest trail around the lake.
Trail beginning
Up the trail
Under the rock we go
Wildflowers
Along the trail
Tall Rocks
Rocks and Trees
Rock formation in lake
Rocks and lake
Peaceful
Small Waterfall
John on the trail
Mike & Heidi are ready to walk…
Not the Trail
Beautiful
Down the Path
Blue Sky
Big Rock in lake
Critters sharing the path
Enjoyed the walk!
After the walk, we had lunch from a food truck and then dessert from the Purple Pie Place in Custer, SD.
Food Truck Lunch
Dessert
The Purple Pie Place
John and the Purple Pig
