Farms Near Rapid City, SD

The Black Hills Farmers Market is the largest in South Dakota, running Saturdays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May through October at Market Park, 245 E Omaha St in Rapid City, with a Wednesday market added July through October and a smaller indoor winter market. More than 50 vendors sell produce, mushrooms, meat, eggs, honey, baked goods, and crafts. It has operated since 1989 and doubles SNAP dollars up to $20 a day.

Rapid City

Rapid City

The 777 Bison Ranch has been in the Hillenbrand family for over 40 years and has been raising bison for over 30 years. It is located in southwestern South Dakota, where the landscape is comprised of mixed, short grass prairie. The 777 Bison Ranch raises its animals holistically, sustainably, and humanely. It has a strong belief to care for the land, plants, and the wildlife in the same manner. It plans for the whole, using Holistic Management, which has helped set its goals and achieve them. 777

Rapid City

On a beautiful spring afternoon in 2011, Dawn came home from town and saw her husband Dwayne plowing up the hay pasture. When asked what he was up to, Dwayne replied, “I am going to plant something.” Out of curiosity, Dawn asked what he wanted to plant. “Not sure, maybe corn,” was Dwayne’s reply. So in 2011 they planted corn –Bicolor Sweet Corn. It was YUMMY! In 2012, they started to expand the garden. And in November of 2012 they started to put up a Greenhouse and worked on it throughout the wi

Rapid City

Rapid City

Tobias Garden is a small market garden in the Black Hills foothills near Hermosa, growing tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, and other vegetables on one to two intensive acres without chemical inputs. Two retirees and a young family run it, supplying the Rapid City area through a CSA, farmers markets, and wholesale accounts.

Rapid City

Yak Ridge Cabins sits on ten acres about five miles from Mount Rushmore, with three custom-built cabins finished in 2015 and 2018. Guests get a carton of fresh eggs from the farm at check-in, and the hosts offer a walk over to the farmstead to meet the yaks. The setting takes in mountain and meadow views, with Keystone, Hill City, Iron Mountain Road, and Needles Highway all nearby. Reviewers on TripAdvisor consistently rate the cabins five stars.

Dry Creek Farm & Ranch raises grass-fed, grass-finished beef along with pastured pork, lamb, honey, and eggs at 23630 Wisehart Rd near Caputa, about 20 minutes east of Rapid City. Shawn and Kristy Freeland run it as a first-generation operation built around soil health and holistic grazing, with on-farm pickup and monthly delivery to Rapid City and Box Elder. A corn maze and pumpkin patch open each fall.

Bear Butte Gardens is a USDA-certified organic farm on 80 acres about five miles northeast of Sturgis, run by Michelle and Rick Grosek. Its year-round farm stand sells the farm's own certified-organic vegetables, honey, and grass-fed lamb and goat, plus goods from more than 60 other regional producers made in an on-site commercial kitchen. The farm also runs apprenticeships and rents a cottage on the property.

Custer

A horse stable listed on Sidney Park Road on the west side of Custer, minutes from Custer State Park and the Black Hills trail network. Little verified detail about its hours or services shows up online. Custer is a longtime hub for Black Hills horseback riding.

Golden Crest Farm is a Wyoming farm recorded without a product type, town, or website. The name gives little away, and public detail is scarce. Until the farm confirms more, only its Wyoming location and the 'farm' label are reliable.