Mitchell Lake, Black Hills, Pennington County, South Dakota     User input for Mitchell Lake, Black Hills, Pennington County, South Dakota: Be the first to submit input for Mitchell Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        I don't want to stop, cause I'm havin' a great time here at Mitchell Lake. Nearby China Gulch is a great site to go if you're at Mitchell Lake; if you need a site to stay Best Western Golden Spike Inn & Suites is a nice choice. You don’t have to go far from Mitchell Lake to catch a sight of the water at Mitchell Lake Dam; do check out Horse Thief Lake, it's a pretty lake. So much enjoyable stuff in the Black Hills, just mind-blowing. Jewel Cave National Monument       is a glorious national park, and the Lost Cabin Trail is a great hiking trail close by. Mitchell Lake is a good location of common precipitation; May is the month that gets the most rain while January is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Through the summertime months at Mitchell Lake highs are generally in the 80's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 50's. High temperatures through the winter are normally                  in the 30's; all through the dark hours in the winter at Mitchell Lake temperatures sink to the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. Bishop Mountain is delightful and can be seen from Mitchell Lake. Mitchell Lake is a beautiful lake in the Black Hills. After a long day outdoors The Lodge at Palmer Gulch is a great site to spend a night or two, and going for a hike along the Willow Creek Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity. And that's not all there is to do here in the Black Hills. A delightful location to camp here at Mitchell Lake is Crooked Creek Resort; if the weather is glorious, you can go for a hike along the Sylvan Lake Harney Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Camping is available at Three Forks Campground, and a beautiful lake like Major Lake is a brilliant place to have a look at.   The Lodge at Palmer Gulch, Hill City 2 miles away Enjoy our 2 Heated Swimming Pools- 3 Hot Tubs- and our wonderful Sauna. The Lodge at Palmer Gulch is nestled in a valley of ponderosa pines just 5 miles west of Mount RushmoreClosest Resort to Mount R... Best Western Golden Spike Inn & Suites, Hill City 2 miles away Hill City, located in the heart of the Black Hills National Forest, is your central vacation location only minutes to Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorial. Enjoy local tours, fishing and trail ride... Current weather conditions at Mitchell Lake, Black Hills, Pennington County, South Dakota Local climate location: LEAD 14 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 43.93833 Longitude: -103.5367 Black Hills Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Black Hills. Black Hills Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Black Hills. South Dakota Lakes Complete list of all lakes in South Dakota Pennington County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Pennington County Books about Mitchell Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Mitchell Lake, Black Hills, Pennington County, South Dakota. Outdoors Recreation Near Spearfish, South Dakota Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Spearfish, South Dakota, the metro area neareast to Mitchell Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. South Dakota Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of South Dakota.     These outdoors activities are available near Mitchell Lake.   Hotels Near Mitchell Lake: The Lodge at Palmer Gulch, Hill City, 2 miles away Best Western Golden Spike Inn & Suites, Hill City, 2 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites HILL CITY-MT. RUSHMORE AREA, Hill City, 2 miles away Super 8 Hill City/Mt Rushmore/ Area, Hill City, 3 miles away Comfort Inn Hill City, Hill City, 3 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Mitchell Lake: Crooked Creek Resort, Hill City, 1 miles away Three Forks Campground, Pennington County, 2 miles away Hill City Koa Kampground, Hill City, 2 miles away Black Hill Camp and Breakfast, Hill City, 3 miles away   Ski Areas Near Mitchell Lake: Terry Peak, South Dakota, 26 miles away       1100 vertical feet   National Parks Near Mitchell Lake: Jewel Cave National Monument, Custer - SD, 9 miles away Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone - SD, 12 miles away Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Harrison - NE, 66 miles away   Trails Near Mitchell Lake: Willow Creek Trail, Pennington County, 2 miles away Sylvan Lake Harney Trail, Pennington County, 4 miles away Lost Cabin Trail, Pennington County, 4 miles away   Lakes Near Mitchell Lake: Major Lake, Pennington CountyCounty, 2 miles away Horse Thief Lake, Pennington CountyCounty, 5 miles away