---
id: "2596"
name: Native American Scenic Byway
distance: "350"
duration: 5.5 hours to drive the byway
description: "The byway crosses the reservations of four tribes of Lakota Sioux: Crow Creek, Lower Brule, Cheyenne River, and Standing Rock. Its many memorial markers, monuments, museums, and sacred sites commemorate the heritage of the Sioux Nation and help you hear history from the Native American point of view."
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websites:
  - url: https://www.ndtourism.com/fort-yates/attractions-entertainment/scenic-drives/standing-rock-national-native-american-scenic-byway
    name: North Dakota Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/trip-ideas/road-journal/exploring-native-american-scenic-byway
    name: South Dakota Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.crstgfp.com/
    name: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
  - url: https://www.visitfortpierre.com/
    name: Fort Pierre
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
states:
  - ND
  - SD
includes:
  - "39531"
  - "10468"
ll:
  - -100.62363
  - 45.943587
bounds:
  - - -101.27992200020014
    - 43.809421
  - - -99.28868900019717
    - 46.41524099957246

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The byway crosses the reservations of four tribes of Lakota Sioux: Crow Creek, Lower Brule, Cheyenne River, and Standing Rock. Its many memorial markers, monuments, museums, and sacred sites commemorate the heritage of the Sioux Nation and help you hear history from the Native American point of view.