Black Hills Volkssport Association

The Black Hills Volkssport Association was formed in Rapid City in 1982 and is part of the American Volkssport Association (AVA) in the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV), which debuted in the United States in 1976.  Volkssporting, which means "the sport of the people", originated in Europe in the mid-1960's.  All of the events described on these pages are fully sanctioned under the American Volkssport Association.

We believe that we live in beautiful country and would like to share our love of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Bear Lodge Mountains of Wyoming through our volkssport events. Some of our walks are on trails in the Black Hills National Forest (under special use permits), some walks are in historic Gold Rush towns, some walks visit military posts of the past, some walks feature the local community's character--each event is unique and beautiful. Come check us out and meet us on the trail.