7 Outstanding Places to Eat Ice Cream in the Black Hills!

A summer vacation just isn't complete if you do not stop and have an ice cream cone with the family on a hot day! These 7 restaurant stops specialize in offering some of the best tasting ice cream available at the most popular travel destination towns in the Southern Black Hills area!

Dairy Queen in Keystone

Found at 804 Hwy 16A, #5, in Keystone, SD. Mount Rushmore is right up the hill from this place. Nice Dairy Queen restaurants are also found at 704 Jensen Highway, in Hot Springs, SD, or 1702 Mt. Rushmore Rd., Rapid City, SD, this popular and famous fast food restaurant offers a large variety of creamy and flavorful soft serve ice-cream cones, shakes, blizzards and more! If you are hungry for food too, you can order a classic burger and fries meal or a grilled chicken sandwich. These are just a few of the fantastic choices available here. See more at dairyqueen.com.

Purple Pie Palace

Located a 19 Mt. Rushmore Rd., Custer, SD, this amazing restaurant not only offers some of the best ice-cream specialty treats in the area, but they also make their own fruit and cream pies that are hypnotizing to your taste buds! When you get hungry while you explore the town of Custer, or the State Park, outstanding homemade sandwich and soup combinations are readily available, and the bread is fresh from their own bakery! Stop here for a colorful and sensational treat! Learn more about them at purplepiepalace.com.

Big Thunder Gold Mine Company Store and Eatery

Find them at 308 1st St, Keystone, SD (Historic District,) and get a sweet, savory ice cream cone treat to eat while you explore the gold mine store for antiques, souvenirs, artwork and gifts! If you are hungry for a satisfying meal, their Indian Tacos are incredible! Soups, sandwiches, burgers, walking tacos, and box lunches are also some other appetizing food options offered for your gratification!

Golden Spike Coffee Shop

Located at 601 Main Street, Hill City, SD, they offer a hot and tasty mocha or cappucinno to go with your hand-dipped ice cream cone! Espresso, latte, cream ice-drinks, scones, muffins, and outstanding homemade pies are also on their lavish menu. Enjoy free high speed Internet access and a high-definition flat screen television with your goodies!

Turtle Town

Their location is at 205 Main St. Hill City, SD and this ice-cream parlor has some of the best tasting creamy hand-dipped ice cream around! They also offer homemade fudge and chocolates that are exclusively made in copper pots! This is just one those places where you need to stop in to have a sweet treat that everyone in the family is sure to enjoy! You can see more at their Facebook page.

Armadillos Ice Cream Shop

At this shop, the line is long because the ice cream is the creamiest and tastiest! The prices are not so bad either. Not only do they offer Malts, Shakes, and Sodas, but you can get a magnificent Banana Split, a Sundae, an Italian Ice, Ice Cream floats, Fruit Smoothies, Iced-Coffee, or just an Ice Cream cone with a scoop or two of the flavor of the day!. No matter what you choose, you will be happy! They are located at 202 Main St, Rapid City, SD. You can see more at armadillosicecreamshoppe.com.

Sonic

Once you drive up in your vehicle, you can order some magnificent ice cream treats! The delicious choices range from Classic Shakes, Waffle Cones, and Molten Cake Sundaes, to Real Ice Cream Sundaes and Slushes and the new smooth and creamy Custard Concretes!. There are so many other options to choose from along with some of the best hamburgers around! If you love combining a burger and a shake, a hot dog and a slushie, or an ice cream cone with your breakfast sandwich, this is the place to pull into! You already be familiar with Sonic, but there is just something outstanding about the food you eat at this Black Hills location, it is Awesome!! They are located at 2316 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD. Their full menu can bee seen at sonicdrivein.com.