This is a partial list of notable wildfires in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Most fires occur in the Black Hills, a heavily-forested national park on South Dakota's border with Wyoming.
This list includes only fires that burned more than, resulted in loss of life, or are otherwise notable. Sizes for Black Hills fires between 1910 and 2022 are from the United States Forest Service.[1]
| Year | Name | Area | align=center data-sort-type=number | Size ! | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Rochford | Rochford, Black Hills | ||||
| 1939 | McVey | near Hill City, Black Hills | 0 | |||
| 1947 | Hand, Hughes, Hyde, and Potter Counties | combined | Three separate prairie fires on the same day[2] | |||
| 1959 | Deadwood | Deadwood, Black Hills | ||||
| 1960 | Wildcat Canyon | between Hot Springs and Edgemont, Black Hills | ||||
| 1985 | Flint Hill | between Hot Springs and Edgemont, Black Hills | ||||
| 1988 | Galena | Custer State Park, Black Hills | 0 | Keystone and Mount Rushmore evacuated, 9 firefighters injured[3] | ||
| 1988 | Westberry Trails | west of Rapid City, Black Hills | 0 | Multiple homes burned, considered arson[4] | ||
| 1990 | Cicero Peak | southeast of Custer, Black Hills | 0 | |||
| 2000 | Jasper | Jewel Cave National Monument, Black Hills | 0 | Largest single wildfire in South Dakota and Black Hills history, ruled an arson[5] | ||
| 2001 | Elk Mountain II | north of Dewey, Black Hills | ||||
| 2001 | Rogers Shack | south of Jewel Cave, Black Hills | ||||
| 2001 | West Hell | between Hot Springs and Edgemont, Black Hills | 0 | [6] | ||
| 2002 | Grizzly Gulch | southeast of Deadwood, Black Hills | 0 | Deadwood evacuated[7] | ||
| 2002 | Battle Creek | Rockerville, Black Hills | 0 | Several homes burned, Rockerville evacuated, US 16 closed between Rapid City and Mount Rushmore[8] | ||
| 2003 | Red Point | north of Dewey, Black Hills | 0 | |||
| 2007 | Alabaugh | southwest of Hot Springs, Black Hills | 1[9] | |||
| 2011 | Coal Canyon | north of Edgemont, Black Hills | 1[10] | |||
| 2012 | White Draw | north of Edgemont, Black Hills | 4 | |||
| 2017 | Legion Lake | Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park, Black Hills | 0 | [11] | ||
| 2021 | Schroeder | west of Rapid City, Black Hills | 0 | Caused mass evacuations in the area of the 1988 Westberry Trails Fire[12] |