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Custer State Park
A road-trip stop through South Dakota.
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Lodging 1
Custer State Park cabin (State Game Lodge or Sylvan Lake Lodge) or Custer, SD hotel
Lodging 2
Cabin rental (same as Day 1)
Lodging 3
Same Black Hills cabin
Lodging 4
Same Rapid City cabin
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