Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in talking about the area:
"unique and unparalleled elsewhere in our country," and wondered "how is it that I've heard so little of this miracle and we, toward the Atlantic, have heard so much of the Grand Canyon when this is even more miraculous"
Spearfish Canyon with it’s narrow 1,000 foot canyon walls and beautiful waterfalls, is close by, a breath-taking scenic drive. The road was built on the old existing railroad tracks.
I was researching the area for neat places to go to and small cities are a favorite for Sue and I. I read about Spearfish, looked up the things written about it and stumbled on a RV and camping area right in town. It is the city park, 15 acres, carefully laid out by the crystal clear creek running through it. It is said to have good-sized Rainbow Trout in it. There is a fish hatchery right in the park to visit.
When Sue and I went into town to confirm our reservations, there was much activity there, it seems this is the time of the year they have a ‘Festival in the Park’ This area is apart from the camping area, a short walk across the small bridge that connects the two grassy park locations.
The town is quaint, wide streets, cute shops and interesting buildings.
To top it all for me, a nice paved bike trail that weaves around town and through the park, I am in bicyclist’s paradise.
I am not one that will ride on the side of the road, heck people don’t see cars parked along the road and run into them, a bike doesn’t have a chance…
We are excited, the camp is booked pretty solid, but we got a premium site close by the creek, we were to leave after 5 days, but were lucky, as the person who reserved the next week canceled. Our site is shaded with a clear view of the ‘Birds’ for our RV Dish.
Sue said the Park reservation lady gave us the site because I was nice to her and bought her a cold bottle of water. Maybe, maybe not.
She did email us and tell us about the extra week, also thanked me for the cold water. Hey, it doesn’t hurt to be nice to people.
http://tinyurl.com/Citycampground
http://tinyurl.com/OzzsBikepath
http://tinyurl.com/CityParkSpearfish
http://tinyurl.com/CityofSpearfish
http://tinyurl.com/MovieaboutSpearfish