South Dakota Highway 87

Highway 87
Route of SD 87 (in red)
Route information
Maintained by SDDOT
Length	37.894 mi[1] (60.984 km)
Restrictions	Closed in winter
Major junctions
South end	US 385 southeast of Pringle
North end	US 16 / US 385 near Hill City
Location
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Counties	Custer, Pennington
Highway system
South Dakota State Trunk Highway System Interstate US State
← US 85 → SD 89

Southwestern South Dakota
Sculptures
Mount Rushmore (National memorial) Crazy Horse
Geologic and natural history
Badlands (National park) The Mammoth Site Needles Spearfish Canyon
Mountains
Black Hills Bear Butte (National Historic Landmark) Black Elk Peak
Caves
Wind Cave (National park) Jewel Cave (National monument)
Forests and wildernesses
Custer (State Park) Black Hills (National Forest) Black Elk (Wilderness) Buffalo Gap (National Grassland)
Lakes
Sylvan Pactola
Scenic byways
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway Spearfish Canyon
Historic sites
Minuteman Missile (National Historic Site)
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South Dakota Highway 87 (SD 87) is a 37.894-mile-long (60.984 km) state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It travels through the Black Hills region. The highway's southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 385 (US 385), about 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Pringle, within the southwestern part of Wind Cave National Park. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with US 16/US 385 about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Hill City, within the east-central part of the Black Hills National Forest.

The highway travels through Wind Cave National Park. The northern 14 miles (23 km) of the highway is also known as the Needles Highway. The Needles Highway, along with the concurrency with US 16A, are also part of the Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway. Portions of the highway are also a section of Custer State Park's Wildlife Loop.