About this city
Belle Fourche is a historic, rugged prairie city positioned flatly at the strategic confluence where the Belle Fourche and Redwater rivers merge dynamically in western South Dakota. Named by early 19th-century French fur trappers, which translates poignantly to 'Beautiful Fork,' the town exploded early into a dominant shipping capital for cattle and wool along the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad. Today, Belle Fourche serves globally as a unique geographic marker, officially designated as the absolute Geographic Center of the United States including Alaska and Hawaii.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Stand directly atop the massive granite pedestal landmark at the Center of the Nation Monument, view early cowboy saddle relics at the Tri-State Museum, and fish along the Belle Fourche River.
