Official Name: | Three Forks, South Dakota |
Settlement Type: | Place |
Pushpin Map: | South Dakota |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Three Forks |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Three Forks in South Dakota. |
Coordinates: | 43.9508°N -103.5139°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennington |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Area Code: | 605 |
Country: | USA |
State: | SD |
Three Forks | |
Coord: | 43.9508°N -103.5139°W |
Roads: | & |
Maint: | South Dakota Department of Transportation |
Three Forks is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Routes 16 and 385, just north of Hill City along Spring Creek. A small general store featuring fuel is open year-round; other businesses are open seasonally, including a campground, a motel, a miniature golf-course, and an ice-cream stand. The campground is the site of an annual Octoberfest event, and the area is heavily patronized during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August of each year. In recent years, considerable residential development of the immediate area has swollen its population.
From Three Forks:
Three Forks is one of several places in the Black Hills where there are two routes indicated by highway signage directing travelers to Mount Rushmore National Memorial.