Hi, and welcome to the Dakota Territory Cruisers (DTC).

The DTC was organized for the following purposes:

1. Social and educational opportunities for members.
2. To explore, maintain, preserve, and enjoy, with ou fellow DTC members, the inaccessible portions of our area.
3. To be readily available, when called upon, to help in emergencies where our four wheel drive vehicles and personnel are needed.
4. To support the Toyota Land Cruiser Association.
5. To preserve and promote multiple use of public lands.

Who are the Dakota Territory Cruisers?

The Dakota Territory Cruisers are a special group of four wheel drive enthusiasts who enjoy responsible four-wheeling and whom own Toyota four wheel drive vehicles... Land Cruisers, Pickups, and 4-Runners. We hold club meetings, trail rides and do special community service projects and activities related to our four-wheeling hobby. Our biggest event is the Black Hills Cruiser Classic, which we host each July. The Classic is a family four wheeling extravaganza at its finest.

What are the Dakota Territory Cruisers?

The Dakota Territory Cruisers do just about anything that can involve a four wheel drive vehicle. Among other things, we trail ride and camp; have meetings with programs related to four wheeling; we visit ghost towns and old mines; we do community work projects; we assist as search and rescue volunteers; and we publish a newsletter The Outback Journal. We promote responsible family four wheeling. We keep in touch with U.S. Forest service on issues affecting four wheeling in the Black Hills, Badlands, and National Grasslands. We are concerned with road closures, wilderness proposals, forest management plans, and other issues that could impact four wheeling.

When are meetings and Trail Rides?

Our General Membership Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month. Depending upon the number of items we have to discuss, the meetings typically last between one and two hours. We try to have a program (speaker, slides, video, etc) after the general meeting. We are currently meeting in the Pennington County Emergency Operations Center in the Pennington County Courthouse at 315 St Joseph Street, Rapid City, South Dakota. Trail rides are normally held on the Saturday following the monthly membership meeting. Sometimes this is the third Saturday and sometimes this is the fourth Saturday depending on the calendar. Trail rides leave from a predesignated location listed in the newsletter. Notice of all meetings, trail rides, work projects, and other special events is given in The Outback Journal.