"Thought it was going to be cow path, found out the Friend of the Maah Aah Dey Trail Organization has taken it over. It was a very enjoyable hike. Many wildflowers and great views of the area. " — Rob • Aug 9, 2025

"Quick three day road trip, Iowa Hawkeye Point , along with both the Dakota's Black Elk Peak and White Butte. almost 3 thousand miles round trip. Was a long one but beautiful. Drove up from Black Elk, and was able to knock this one and the same day, nice little hike to the top. Took us some time to find the actual trail head and car park, but in the end was great to have these three completed. " — CravinoCrew • Jul 26, 2025

"Because the southern third of the National Park loop was still closed, and going to Peck Hill the N.P. High Point was a few hours hike out and back from the closed section, I settled for the park's highest prominence peak, Buck Hill. This was once also thought to be the park's highest point until more accurate measurements determined Peck Hill to be a few feet higher. I was able to drive relatively close to the trailhead for this hill. A brief climb up the hill opposite Buck Hill revealed a cool look down the canyon. I then went over and walked up the mostly paved path up to Buck Hill's open summit, which was quite windy today. But the 360 degree views were pretty awesome. I didn't spend much time there since I had to backtrack on the loop road, and be on my way to this year's Highpointers Konvention in Rapid City South Dakota." — SteveM_StickMan • Jul 17, 2024

"Stopped here to hike this No. Dakota High Point on the way to my first Highpointers Konvention in Rapid City SD. Nice, recently maintained pkg area and trail. Met some other Konvention-bound hikers at the summit!" — SteveM_StickMan • Jul 17, 2024

"Long drive with Danny from Spearfish South Dakota. Trail was easy to follow, quick hike to the summit, shotgun a beer, sign the book, and back to the car. Not much else to say. " — LGH-Tom • Jul 31, 2022