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Bismark Lake Access

Bismark Lake Access provides a boat launch and day-use area with picnic facilities near the Bismark Lake Campground in the Black Hills National Forest.

The small boat ramp accommodates non-motorized watercraft, and a scenic boardwalk with fishing piers lines the lakeshore for easy water access.

Located 5 miles east of Custer off Highway 16A, this peaceful access point offers calm, flat water ideal for paddling and fishing, with vault toilets and drinking water available at the nearby campground.


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