1. Normarke Farms
City: Nemo, SD
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (605) 578-2125
Address: 12203 Nemo Rd.
Description: A massive log home, Normarke sits on 87 acres of wooded hills and meadows about 17 miles south of Deadwood. The owners welcome visitors with traditional Scandinavian heritage and hospitality. Each of the five bedrooms is named for a Scandinavian country and sleeps two and each has a private bath. Relax by the large stone fireplace in the living room and take the chill off. A nearby small fishing lake is stocked with pan trout three times a year. A full, gourmet-style breakfast is served in the dining room each morning.
2. Little Elk Canyon Cabin And Cottage
City: Nemo, SD
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (605) 578-2012
Address: 12645 Dalton Lake Rd.
Description: This beautiful 1930s cabin was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and moved to its present site in Vanocker Canyon. It’s just 3.5 miles from the little town of Nemo, close to Dalton Lake and great hiking in Little Elk Canyon, yet right off Lawrence County Road 26 for convenience. Set in a pleasant meadow and surrounded by tall pines, it feels quite secluded. You may see deer, elk, or eagles during your stay. The cabin was lovingly restored by its talented owners and is charming, modern, comfortable, and air-conditioned. It sleeps several people in the one bedroom, a loft with two twin beds, and a sofa bed in the living room. The owners have added to the property a lovely new cottage with two full bedrooms. Lounge under the open beam ceiling and skylights, or relax next to the fireplace. Privacy is guaranteed, as each guesthouse sits on its own five acres. Both the cabin and the cottage have a warmly glowing wood interior, furnished kitchen, full bathroom, microwave, telephone, satellite TV, DVD, baseboard heat, and a picnic table and grill outside. Bedding and towels are furnished. The friendly owners live just “over the hill and through the woods.”
3. Nemo Guest Ranch
City: Nemo, SD
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (605) 578-2708
Address: Main Street
Description: There are 14 cabins and houses at the Nemo Guest Ranch, with private baths and one to five bedrooms that sleep 4 to 13 people. Some have kitchens or kitchenettes. Pets on leashes are allowed, but no smoking in the guesthouses. Some units are open year-round. The ranch is rustic and designed for outdoor fun; there are no televisions or phones (except pay phones), but Wi-Fi is available. Campground and horse accommodations are available (see the Campgrounds chapter). You can shop for supplies at the late-1800s general store, dine at the Branding Iron Cafe, or have beer or wine at the Ponderosa Bar, all nearby. The ranch is on Lawrence County Road 234, which is also called Nemo Road, and is 16 miles northwest of Rapid City and 30 minutes from Deadwood.
4. Nemo Guest Ranch
City: Nemo, SD
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (605) 578-2708
Address: Main Street
Description: The atmosphere at this well-kept ranch in Paradise Valley is nothing short of charming, with its western-style buildings and hitching-post trim. There are plenty of comforts, too, from the Ponderosa Bar and Brandin’ Iron Cafe to the turn-of-the-20th-century Nemo Mercantile general store, which also houses a laundry. You can even gas up your truck right here. Take your pick of 14 modern cabins and houses with one to five bedrooms, which rent from $75 to $350 a night; a nearby motel (see the Accommodations chapter for complete information about those units); and 25 RV sites with full hookups or unlimited tent sites—but leave your horse in one of the corrals. The ranch is open year-round. Nightly rates range from $20 to $30 for a campsite. Horses stay for $10 per night. The ranch is 21 miles from the junction of US 385 and Nemo Road, southeast of Deadwood, or 16 miles northwest of Rapid City from the other end of Nemo Road, also called CR 234.
5. Wonderland Cave Natural Park
City: Nemo, SD
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (605) 578-1728, (605) 343-5043
Address: Vanocker Canyon Rd.
Description: This cave is accessible from US 385 from Deadwood or via I-90, exit 32. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week, from May 1 through Nov 1 (or until the first snowfall, sometimes as early as Oct).