Newcastle–Sundance
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Newcastle–Sundance
Small-town heart, big-sky soul.
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Welcome to Newcastle–Sundance, where the prairie meets the Black Hills and the Tower stands guard. Here you'll find wide-open spaces, friendly faces, and a pace that lets you breathe. Whether you're here for the hunting, the rodeo, or just to watch the stars, you're part of the family now.
Clubs for Newcastle–Sundance
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The room
One room for everyone around Newcastle–Sundance. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Newcastle–Sundance. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Devils Tower National Monument The iconic volcanic butte, a sacred site and climber's mecca.
- Keyhole State Park Reservoir with boating, fishing, and camping.
- Vore Buffalo Jump Ancient bison jump with a visitor center.
- Crook County Museum Local history in Sundance.
- Outdoors Hike the Tower Trail around Devils Tower
- Outdoors Fish for walleye at Keyhole Reservoir
- With kids Visit Devils Tower National Monument
- With kids Swim and picnic at Keyhole State Park
- Evenings Live music at local saloons
- Evenings Karaoke nights in Newcastle
- Locals love hunting lodges
- Locals love dude ranches
Through the year
- Crook County Fair August August in Sundance
- Weston County Fair August August in Newcastle
- Devils Tower Volksmarch June Annual walk around the Tower
- Sundance Rodeo July Part of the county fair
- Moorcroft Rodeo July Small-town rodeo
Semi-arid with cold, snowy winters and warm, dry summers. The best time to be out is late spring through early fall. Best: late spring through early fall
Talk like a local
- “holler”
- a small valley
- “draw”
- a dry creek bed
- “cowboy coffee”
- strong black coffee
- “the Tower”
- Devils Tower
Getaways
- Hot Springs (Fall River County, SD) Hot springs pools and the Mammoth Site
- Spearfish (Spearfish, SD) Spearfish Canyon and the fish hatchery
- Rapid City (Rapid City, SD) Mount Rushmore, dinosaur museum, and more
- Belle Fourche (Butte, Perkins and Harding counties, SD) Geographic center of the US and the Tri-State Museum
Local flavour
Rooting for University of Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls (NCAA), Denver Broncos (NFL), Colorado Rockies (MLB), Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Eat and drink
- Bison burgers Local game meat, often featured in diners and lodges
- Chokecherry jelly Wild chokecherries are abundant in the region
- Chicken fried steak Classic ranch-style comfort food
- Rocky Mountain oysters A Wyoming specialty, often served at rodeo events
Where people go
- Hunting lodges Deer, elk, and antelope hunting draw visitors and locals
- Dude ranches Working guest ranches offering trail rides and ranch life
- Rodeo arenas Weekly rodeos and county fair events
- Grain elevators Iconic structures in small towns like Upton and Moorcroft
- Saloons Historic watering holes in Sundance and Newcastle
- Devils Tower National Monument The region's most iconic landmark, visible from many points
- Pine forests and prairie The landscape transitions from forested hills to open plains
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Nearby
Every areaHot SpringsSouth DakotaWarm waters, cool hillsSpearfishSouth DakotaWhere the prairie meets the pinesRapid CitySouth DakotaWhere the prairie meets the pinesBelle FourcheSouth DakotaOpen skies, wide prairies, and the heart of the nation.GilletteWyomingBig skies, deep mines, and open hearts.DouglasWyomingWhere the prairie meets the sky and the jackalope roams.CasperWyomingWhere the prairie meets the mountain.ScottsbluffNebraskaWhere the plains meet the bluff.
Crook and Weston counties, WY. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.