Ken's Minerals & Trading Post

"This is our absolute favorite rock shop in all of S Dakota. Great selection and prices, and the owner and his staff are always pleasant and helpful. Stop in and check out the owners private collection as it is museum quality."

"This place is so worth stopping in for, there is so much to look at from fossils, arrowheads, rocks and all kinds of tourism buys. The prices I believe are pretty reasonable and the owner is super nice. The facility is clean, organized and lots of labeling. Parking is easy and lots of it. Nice job!"

"Our experience here with my family and friends was life changing. Carl was very helpful and taught my friend and I about the extraordinary rock collection you guys have. The fossils and minerals were elegant and beautiful!!!!!! Also, i purchased a ring here and wear it everyday in memory of Carl. We also took a picture with this pretty boy who's in sports and marching band. HE DESERVES A RAISE! Carl was extremley informative about every rock, fossil, and agate located in the shop. I will forever be touched by Carl's intelligence, amiability, and existence. Long live Carl!"

"A wonderful place for kids to experience rocks and gemstones. We spent about an hour here. The “gemstone paining” is a MUST DO for kids and a great value starting at $7.00 a bag. Did take off one star for not having restrooms available."

"We loved this place! Spent an hour and a half just looking at all of the amazing rocks and gems, then our kids went back again a few days later. This place is literally a museum with the owner's extensive collection on display, which has some amazing stuff. Great prices too and an amazing variety! My adult kids did the gem mining outside, which was fun and worth the price. You can buy a dollar rock, big Solo cup loaded with local rocks for $5, split a large geode for $15, buy huge rocks by the pound, or get amazing imports from around the world! The workers answered lots of questions for us and were very knowledgeable. You must visit!"