Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park
This park is a lovely 320 acres of 20+ hiking and biking trials right in downtown Rapid City. The main access is off of Founders Park on Omaha St just west of I-190.
Beginning of the trail from the parking lot on the east side of the hill.
Looks like a rocky shortcut.
Getting up high. Nice view of Rapid City, South Dakota.
On the east side of the hill lots of switchbacks.
Spring is in the air.
Signs are pretty good.
Lots of choices.
Cool old car near the trail.
Deciding where to go.
Little shade.
Pretty flowers, but they are easy to miss.
Nice tree coverage here.
We did the Earth Day Challenge - 2026. One of the trails was up at Hanson - Larsen.
One of the lower trails by the river.
M Hill as seen from Skyline Drive - summer.
Winter - same photo.
Cross the bridge from Founders Park to find your trail.
Nice cliffs along the river trail.
Near the top.
Signs for location purposes and emergencies.
Looks like you are going off the edge of the world.
The trail goes up and up and up and up.
Nice easy trail near the river.
Nice facilities on scene before you begin your adventure.
Up above pretty technical bike trail - Dirk’s Draw.
The views are pretty cool.
View from the top looking Southwest.
View from the top looking Northeast.
Some parts of the trail pretty hard.
Looking down from M Hill.
For more information about the trails, check out our mountain biking section.