This Remote Restaurant In South Dakota Will Take You A Million Miles Away From Everything

The Custer State Park is arguably one of the most beautiful areas in South Dakota, or even the entire midwest. Getting the chance to go there and enjoy a meal while being surrounded by nothing but the beautiful scenery of the park is one that you do not want to miss, and the Blue Bell Lodge offers exactly that. The Lodge is located in the western half of the park with no other establishments for miles around, right along the French Creek and deep within the forest. And the food? It's to die for!

This will be a dining experience you won't soon forget.

You have a couple of options for how you'd like to dine here, either in their dining room, or...

...in a Chuckwagon Dinner!

Depending on how you'd like to enjoy your meal, you can choose to eat inside in their beautiful dining hall, shown below, or you can take a hayride through part of Custer State Park to see the nature and wildlife up close and personal.

The dining hall serves up food that will blow your tastebuds away. You start out with some of their delicious cornbread as an appetizer:

Seriously, this stuff is addicting! After that you can choose what you'd like, and they have plenty of options. From breakfast, lunch, or dinner, you'll be able to taste the homemade, fantastic dishes.

How about hash browns and eggs benedict for breakfast, or a juicy burger for dinner?

One thing you definitely should consider trying is their awesome bison burgers and steaks. The sandwich shown above is a Buffalo Melt Burger - talk about mouthwatering! This is my favorite meal there by far.

If you choose to go the rough n' tough cowboy route, this is what you get to do.

The scenic hayride will take you through the forests of the park and may encounter some wildlife, such as the park's famous bison herds. There's no radio on this wagon; the songs are sung by the cowboys themselves to entertain you on your trip.

When you finish your hayride, you're rewarded with a juicy steak that is made to perfection, with the simple, tasty sides that would make a true wild west dinner - baked beans, coleslaw, watermelon, cornbread, and even a homemade cookie for dessert. The presentation may not be gourmet (but that's what the dining hall is for), but the food at both options is nothing short of awesome. The chuckwagon dinner is for the rough and tough in an outdoor setting, surrounded by the pine trees and forest life.

After all is said and done, you can wander on over to the Blue Bell Lodge's bar and saddle up for some great drinks - served in mason jars, of course.

What are you waiting for? Head on over to the Blue Bell Lodge at 25453 SD-87, Custer, SD. For more information about the lodge and the park, click here.

Custer State Park was the first and largest state park in South Dakota, and is now one of many beautiful areas you can visit today. Explore this park and the others by following this link.