The Coolidge Lodge in Custer State Park, South Dakota, actually is called State Game Lodge. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge used the lodge as his "Summer White House" in 1927, and President Eisenhower spent a few days there in1953. Built in 1920, the lodge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, call (605) 255-4772 or toll free at (888) 875-0001.
The lodge is open from May to October.
A pine forest surrounds this stone and wood lodge, which is located in a mountain valley.
The lodge has motel rooms, cabins and lodge rooms.
Guests can eat South Dakota specialties, such as buffalo, trout and pheasant, in the State Game Lodge Dining Room.
Guided, safari Jeep tours for bison watching and park touring start at this lodge. Visitors also may go fly fishing or mountain biking in the park.
Birch, oak and aspen trees surround Grace Coolidge Creek, which was named after President Coolidge's wife. The stream flows across the front lawn and offers trout for fishers.
