Is parking available at the property?

Yes, free self-parking is available on-site. Limited parking is also offered.

Does the property allow pets?

Yes, pets are allowed with a fee of USD 50.00 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM, and check-out is at 11:00 AM. Early check-in is available for a fee of USD 50.00, subject to availability.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in Lead, approximately 11 miles from George S. Mickelson Trail and 11.3 miles from Terry Peak Ski Area. It is also close to several attractions, including Spearfish Canyon Nature Area, which is just 0.2 miles away.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property. The minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Rollaway beds are available for a fee of USD 25.00 per night, and advance request or confirmation is required. Cribs are not specifically mentioned.

Spearfish Canyon Lodge

What guests think

At Spearfish Canyon Lodge, travelers praise the stunning canyon setting, cozy lodge atmosphere, and friendly staff, highlighting easy access to waterfalls and trails, comfortable rooms, and a welcoming lobby bar with fireplaces ideal for relaxing after outdoor adventures.

Rooms are generally comfortable with rustic decor and scenic views, though some feel dated, sound can travel between rooms, and connectivity varies with limited cell service and uneven Wi‑Fi. The remote location feels secluded and scenic but means a drive for services, and occasional events or seasonal UTV/snowmobile activity can affect noise, parking, or views. Dining at the Latchstring across the road is widely liked yet can be pricey, sometimes slow, and occasionally unavailable for private functions, with no free breakfast at the lodge. Expect a scenic, tranquil base for outdoor-focused stays.

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Facilities

Rustic lodge spaces with a big fireplace, bar/lounge, outdoor hot tubs, and on-site UTV/snowmobile rentals earn praise, plus immediate trail access. Downsides noted include aging areas, inconsistent hot-tub cleanliness/chemicals, limited parking during busy seasons, and no elevator.

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Chris

1 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Loved the place but was looking forward to sitting in the hot tub outside and watching the snow come down however they were so dirty you couldn't even see half way to the bottom and the smell coming out was horrible. If it wasn't for that this place would have 5 stars.

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Staci

23 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was an amazing experience! The staff was very pleasant and helpful. Very knowledgeable about the trails and hiking spots. We arrived early to park and take our side by side for the day. They allowed us to that, helpful telling us where to park. There is an up scale restaurant across from the lodge with an amazing view off the back. On the second floor they offer hot tubs .. which were a big hit with the kids. The water falls around there are stunning

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Denise

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful property near waterfalls in Spearfish Canyon. Huge, rustic and, inviting common area with enormous rock fireplace. Free coffee bar and bar serving food in lobby. Nice restaurant across the street. Prompt and easy housekeeping requests met. Very nice and helpful front desk staff and housekeeping. Quiet, clean, and nice rooms. Would love to visit again.

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Gregory

1 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This is an iconic stop during Sturgis bike week. It’s in Spearfish canyon with great views. You have trails to the falls from the hotel and can have your wine in the big fireplace room or out along the trout laden creek. We love all the rustic furnishings. If you are into the UTV rentals, they are across from the parking lot. Everything was excellent and we hope to spend a week there some day

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Adam Jarrett

26 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Me and my fiancé‘s day was pretty good. The only thing we would say that would be a critique because they need to work on larger parking availability.

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Alan

5 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful canyon setting. Staff is young and energetic. Facility is aging.

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Juliette

6 Aug 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful lobby area with lofty ceiling and multiple sitting areas, nice bar, and fabulous hike to the waterfall right out the door!

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Ross

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hot tubs at the property were disappointing! One hot tub was unbelievably hot and the other one had sooo much chemical in it that it burnt your eyes and was hard to breathe. The bartender in the lounge for the night cap was very slow...

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Cynthia

9 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful location, friendly staff, two nice rooftop hot tubs, a great restaurant on site, comfortable rooms. Multiple hikes to waterfalls on site or a very short drive away. The only things to know ahead of time—1) there are two floors but no elevator, 2) the water in our room smelled strongly of sulfur. I did not see that information in any of the reviews I read. Sulfur water is safe, it’s just kind of gross.

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Brent

13 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was friendly, had good coffee ready out in the lobby very early in the morning. My wife was impressed that they had soft water to shower in. Her hair turned out amazing for photos. We spent much time at their cozy lounge in the evening after all the hiking. Had breakfast across the street...it was excellent. The hot tubs were set at 104 degrees that evening which is commendable. And ofcourse their location in the heart of that beautiful canyon is remarkable. I am willing to pay more to stay in such a beautiful location...but we do spend considerable money at their bar and also their diner...so as long as the room prices aren't too outrageous...we will look forward to being back.

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Cleanliness

Reviews frequently describe rooms and public areas as very clean. A few note inconsistencies or maintenance misses such as paint on carpet or, in rare cases, a hygiene lapse.

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Richard

3 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Had the best room in the place. TV inoperative, body fluids on the floor by the tub, massive white tent obstructing our viiew

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Cheryll

24 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean room, gorgeous property

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Denise

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful property near waterfalls in Spearfish Canyon. Huge, rustic and, inviting common area with enormous rock fireplace. Free coffee bar and bar serving food in lobby. Nice restaurant across the street. Prompt and easy housekeeping requests met. Very nice and helpful front desk staff and housekeeping. Quiet, clean, and nice rooms. Would love to visit again.

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Martin

28 Jul 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful area, can walk to nearby waterfalls, very clean rooms. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Hot tubs needed cleaning and our room looked like there was paint on the carpet from possible recent remodeling. Overall good place to stay.

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Kari

1 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, beautiful lodge and great staff.

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Roger

22 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

What a great place! Beautiful location, perfect for exploring, trails and waterfalls close by, very good restaurant across the street. Very comfortable and super clean.

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Mihaela

27 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

very nice stay. clean room, beautiful setting. could use some renovations.

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Erika

12 Aug 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

This hotel is a little out of the way from town but such an awesome ride every time you go back to your hotel. It’s quite clean and overall i peaceful place. Everyone is so nice and helpful. If you need your room cleaned you do have to ask. FYI

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Thomas

5 Oct 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

well maintained, very clean , walking trails on site

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H. Dayne

26 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

From the initial greeting at the front desk to our departure, all aspects of our stay were outstanding. Beautiful lobby area and a very nice and spacious room were highlights.

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Rooms

Rooms and suites are comfortable and often spacious with rustic decor and pleasant views. Some guests report thin walls and noise, dated fixtures or minor maintenance issues, and variable connectivity with limited cell service and spotty Wi‑Fi in places.

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Jaimie V

2 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Floors and walls are thin. No cell reception so you have to rely on wifi.

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Jeanne

20 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I enjoyed my time at Spearfish Canyon. I got lucky and had a two night day in between two rush periods during the summer. The only drawback I saw was the walls are on the thin side and any conversations, which luckily it wasn’t busy, in the hallway can be heard through throughout the room. Other than that, it was beautiful surroundings, fabulous room, enjoyed it.

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Don

23 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful setting and hotel. Extremely quiet. Excellent pillows. Might be nice to have two chairs in room.

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Vanda

26 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful setting. Rooms comfortable but very outdated.

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Carole

25 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Gorgeous room with views, and beautiful shared areas, activities and lots of natural areas to enjoy

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Joan

15 Aug 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

We really enjoyed our stay at Spearfish Canyon Lodge. It is a beautiful place tucked into a remote and breathtakingly scenic location. I had read some complaints from people saying the WiFi is not very good and they had issues with it, but we had no problems whatsoever with the WiFi, even during the busy Black Hills Rally week. Our room, The Calamity Jane Suite, was well-appointed and very spacious. We loved having the fireplace because, even though we were there in August, it was unseasonably chilly a couple of the days during our stay. We really enjoyed the hot tubs on these cooler evenings also. The only (minor) complaint I can come up with is that it would be great to have an option for a lighter (and less expensive) breakfast at the lodge, rather than having to go to the full-service restaurant across the road. But all-in-all, our stay was wonderful! Spearfish Falls down the trail right across the road is a pretty great bonus, plus Roughlock Falls right up the road or trail too! Plenty of exploring can be done within close proximity to the lodge. Really a great location if you really want to get away from it all!

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Travis

29 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stunningly beautiful surroundings with walkable access to some great hikes. Convenient access to rentals and to restaurant (which was quite good). I wouldn’t hate a newer, more comfortable mattress but would wholeheartedly recommend!

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marvin

18 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Public areas really nice. Rooms clean, beds comfortable but need updating. Resturant breakfast over priced.

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Karen

13 Jun 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The property is beautiful and the staff very friendly. Our room 121 was nice but the transition strip from the bathroom to the carpet is missing so you step on the tack strip which is nails. The toliet is very low and the tolit seat doesn't stay up. That’s a problem if you're a man.

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H. Dayne

26 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

From the initial greeting at the front desk to our departure, all aspects of our stay were outstanding. Beautiful lobby area and a very nice and spacious room were highlights.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Occasional issues include slow bar service and lapses in communication about closures, cancellations, or special requests.

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Jeff

4 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

They really know customer service here! This is our second stay there this year and can’t wait to go back

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Colleen

10 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The Lodge is beautiful, clean, well run and comfortable. Staff ( Especially Justin) were helpful, friendly and went out if thier way to accommodate us.

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Jill

20 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Matthew at the front desk was helpful, loved the fireplace in the lodge. We loved it all

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Denise

20 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful property near waterfalls in Spearfish Canyon. Huge, rustic and, inviting common area with enormous rock fireplace. Free coffee bar and bar serving food in lobby. Nice restaurant across the street. Prompt and easy housekeeping requests met. Very nice and helpful front desk staff and housekeeping. Quiet, clean, and nice rooms. Would love to visit again.

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Lonnie

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

made thenreservation before the 5 day cancllation and theynwwould not cancel w/o charging my credit card - i will dispute charges no customer servicgeneral mgr Maddie would notreturn u call would love to go and stay later

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Geral

19 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Had reservation in the bridal suite. Hoped for a special time away. Upon arrival, was informed we would not be allowed to eat in dining room. Told there was a private party and guests would have to eat some pizza or drive down the mountain in the rain and wind to find a restaurant. Clearly profit was the lodge's driving force, not guest respect. Young man at check-in was poorly trained.

10

William

9 Jan 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Stayed for a snowmobile trip, first night wasn’t bad. Second night their was a party and the bar was very short staffed

10

Pam

31 Aug 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff was amazing, particularly the person in charge of housekeeping. She was so accommodating and friendly and made us feel welcome and important, even with an inconvenient request!!

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Edith

3 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful, helpful staff. We even got a welcome treat bag for our furry canine child.

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Kimberly

8 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly staff. No comp breakfast; however, coffee is served in the lobby every morning.

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Location

Set in a gorgeous, remote canyon, the setting is a standout with trails and waterfalls nearby. The remoteness means a drive to town, and weddings or seasonal motorized activity can impact quiet, views, or parking.

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Carolyn

19 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful room, great staff, easy walk to Spearfish Falls and restaurant across the road. Setting was spectacular, but it’s a drive into town. Only complaint: service at dinner at restaurant across the street was unbelievably slow. Food was good, not great, but it was so nice to simply walk to dinner. Overall, would highly recommend the lodge.

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Robin

10 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and clean. They had a wedding the day before we arrived and the tent really blocked the view.

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Wilma

14 Jul 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Too far from any shopping or town. Fishing not any good.

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Tonya

2 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Beautiful setting with rocky cliffs, streams and waterfalls. Several walking trails just off the property and UTV rental across the road. We rented one and had a great day exploring the area. We had a regular room. It was very clean with comfortable beds and plenty of towels. We spent some time relaxing on the hammocks in the yard next to the creek. We ate a few times in the restaurant and the food was very good. The staff went above and beyond. Wish we could have stayed more than the 2 nights. Just a note, the nearest gas or convenience store is about half-hour away in the nearest towns.

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Jeannie

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful lodge in a beautiful setting!

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John

27 Jan 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful location, friendly and helpful staff, heavy snow (12+ inches) was unexpected, but awesome scenery. Hiking through snow to neighboring restaurant was a challenge. We were also somewhat overwhelmed by huge number of snowmobile enthusiasts, which severely impeded guest parking availability. The Hot tubs were a real plus for us.

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Bill

19 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful area and welcoming staff and fireplace with games in entrance. Hiking close by and good restaurant across the street

10

Erika

12 Aug 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

This hotel is a little out of the way from town but such an awesome ride every time you go back to your hotel. It’s quite clean and overall i peaceful place. Everyone is so nice and helpful. If you need your room cleaned you do have to ask. FYI

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Alberto

31 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Loud wedding I was not made aware of until a few hours from arrival driving in from 8+ hours away. Loud dog barking all night. Left at 11pm to get some sleep, all hotels in surrounding area sold out. Ruined our vacation completely as we ended up driving home this night.

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Steven

10 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The location is beautiful and hiking to waterfalls amazing. We stayed two nights for the beauty of the canyon and that gets a 10. The wedding tents on the front lawn definitely takes away from the appearance of the lodge. Never could get a good picture. Rooms are basic. The one restaurant makes you drive to town to eat or bring your own. Fireplace in lobby beautiful. Spearfish canyon is beautiful and worth seeing

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Dining

The Latchstring restaurant across the road and the lodge bar are commonly enjoyed for good food and views. Reported drawbacks are higher prices, occasional slow service or private-event closures, limited late-night options, and no included breakfast.

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Carolyn

19 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful room, great staff, easy walk to Spearfish Falls and restaurant across the road. Setting was spectacular, but it’s a drive into town. Only complaint: service at dinner at restaurant across the street was unbelievably slow. Food was good, not great, but it was so nice to simply walk to dinner. Overall, would highly recommend the lodge.

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Karen

23 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The lodge is spectacular! The location is beautiful. The restaurant was excellent. The rooms themselves were fine, nothing fancy. Would stay here again and highly recommend.

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Bill

19 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful area and welcoming staff and fireplace with games in entrance. Hiking close by and good restaurant across the street

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Vickie

22 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, clean and the restaurant was very good.

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Garry

11 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location is spectacular. Really disappointed when I was informed on arrival that the Latchstring restaurant was closed that day for a private party. The only other food option was overpriced frozen pizza in the "lounge". A notification of the situation before arrival would have been appreciated.

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Roberta

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It's very clean and the location is very beautiful. Some what pricey on food and snack items. But the Staff was very courteous and helpful. We had dinner at the restaurant across from the Lodge the staff was very awesome. Food was delicious even though it was expensive.

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marvin

18 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Public areas really nice. Rooms clean, beds comfortable but need updating. Resturant breakfast over priced.

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Holly

16 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Spearfish Canyon lodge was excellent. Everything you need is right there. Fabulous restaurant, great bar and wonderful staff. We enjoyed the lodge feel. Nice outdoor area. Easy to get to hiking trials to waterfalls.

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Maria

10 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Beautiful location, nice rooms. Restaurant was average but had great outdoor seating.

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David

19 Oct 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

I really enjoyed the lodge atmosphere of the property, especially with the large fireplace in the lobby sitting area. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food at the restaurant was very good, although a bit pricey. Views were superb with the flowing creek and canyon walls around. Most scenic place I've stayed at in years. Worth a visit.

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Spearfish Canyon Lodge

About this property

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Room options

Calamity Jane Suite

Berry Patch Cabin

Custer Suite

Bridal Veil Falls Suite

Burlington Suite

Muir Suite

Black Elk Suite

Premier Room

Potato Creek Suite

Adapted Compliant Premier Room

Raspberry Gulch Suite

Standard Room

Hugh Glass Suite

Double Room, Mountain View

Roosevelt Suite

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