Three Forks, South Dakota

Three Forks, South Dakota
Place
Three Forks Location of Three Forks in South Dakota.
Coordinates: 43°57′03″N 103°30′50″W / 43.95083°N 103.51389°W / 43.95083; -103.51389Coordinates: 43°57′03″N 103°30′50″W / 43.95083°N 103.51389°W / 43.95083; -103.51389
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Pennington
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s)	605

Three Forks
Location
Roads at junction:	US 16 & US 385
Construction
Maintained by:	South Dakota Department of Transportation

Three Forks is a small 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 and 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:

• East (US 16) to the Keystone Wye and Rapid City.
• North (US 385) to Sheridan Lake, Lead, and Deadwood.
• South (US 16 and US 385 multiplexed) to Hill City and Custer.

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.

Major intersections in the Black Hills are frequently named, whether there are communities at the locations or not.

See also

• Keystone Wye
• Four Corners, Wyoming
• Maverick Junction, South Dakota
• Mule Creek Junction, Wyoming
• Cheyenne Crossing, South Dakota
• Four Mile, South Dakota
• Carlile Junction, Wyoming

Municipalities and communities of Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Rapid City
Cities	Box Elder‡ Hill City New Underwood Rapid City
Towns	Keystone Quinn Wall Wasta
CDPs	Ashland Heights Colonial Pine Hills Green Valley Johnson Siding Rapid Valley
Other unincorporated communities	Ajax Caputa Creston Deerfield Ellsworth AFB‡ Farmingdale Hisega Imlay Mystic Owanka Rochford Rockerville Scenic Silver City Three Forks
Ghost towns	Addie Camp Conata Creighton Etta Moon Myers City Pactola Pedro Sheridan Teddy Bear Tigerville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties