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8220 Elk Creek Rd, Piedmont, SD 57769, United StatesMap
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  • Sherry C
    Sherry C
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    Very interesting and informative tour

    We are glad we took the time to make this stop. The beginning of the tour provided a short video with history and information as to how the petrified forest came to be. After that, a tour of the mus...

    Reviewed on Aug 26, 2023
  • Barbara W
    Barbara W
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    Interesting

    This was a very interesting museum- it’s hard to totally understand some of the time periods and events that are discussed. The negative is that trail is not well maintained and hard to walk on due to...

    Reviewed on Aug 20, 2023
  • 181deannab
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    Beautiful

    This place has many fossils and petrified wood. They claim some of the petrified wood lay’s were it was found, other pieces have been arranged or stacked as firewood. They have a nice video to watch t...

    Reviewed on Dec 26, 2022
  • DanSCB
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    Creationism displays

    Rather than talking about the geology of the area, the guide talked about religion and creationism. Please be warned if that isn’t your world view or interest in attending,

    Reviewed on Oct 16, 2022
  • Kates9999
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    Very interesting!

    The video was amateurish & the museum displays looked like a high-school science project, but the information was top-notch! We learned a great deal, & appreciated that the information was given in an...

    Reviewed on Jul 21, 2022