Spearfish Canyon
Spearfish Canyon is a deep but narrow gorge carved by Spearfish Creek located in Lawrence County, South Dakota, U.S, just south of Spearfish. The canyon is located within the Black Hills, located on the northern edge of the Black Hills National Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain Plains and Spearfish.
Mountain Plains
Village
Mountain Plains is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 327 at the 2020 census.
Spearfish
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spearfish is in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Although Spearfish is a small community with 14,000 residents, it is the commercial and academic center for several towns in the Black Hills and nearby Wyoming and Montana, attracting more than a million visitors each year with its museums, festivals and natural beauty.
North Spearfish
Village
North Spearfish is a census-designated place in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,366 at the 2020 census. North Spearfish is situated 3 miles north of Spearfish Canyon.
Spearfish Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 3,724 feet
- Description: deep gorge in northern Black Hills, South Dakota
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Lawrence, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Spearfish Canyon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Lithuanian—“Spearfish Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spearfish Canyon”
- Japanese: “スペアフィッシュ・キャニオン”
- Lithuanian: “Spirfišo kanjonas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maurice and Maitland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rose Hill Cemetery and Fish Hatchery Gulch.
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