Hot Springs, South Dakota DPS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Hot Springs driving test route

Real routes used for the Hot Springs South Dakota DPS driver license office at Senior Citizens Center, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Hot Springs DPS driver license office details

Location: 206 S Chicago St, Senior Citizens Center, Hot Springs, SD 57747
Phone: (605) 773-6883
Hours: Open Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the location on Google Street View

Other DPS driver license offices near Hot Springs

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, here's how far each one actually is to drive from this location:

• Custer DPS driver license office: 31.58 miles, about 49 minutes
• Belle Fourche DPS driver license office: 115.58 miles, about 117 minutes
• Chamberlain DPS driver license office: 261.20 miles, about 237 minutes

This road test route runs 8.91 miles and takes about 27 minutes:

1. Drive southeast on South Chicago Street/US 385. Continue on US 385, 0.71 miles.
2. Turn right toward US 18 WEST, 0.21 miles.
3. Drive southwest on US 18/Indianapolis Avenue. Continue on US 18, 1.64 miles.
4. Turn right onto University Avenue, 0.19 miles.
5. Turn left onto North 23rd Street, 0.50 miles.
6. Turn right onto Minnekahta Avenue, 0.06 miles.
7. Drive east on Minnekahta Avenue, 0.32 miles.
8. Turn right onto North 17th Street, 0.48 miles.
9. Turn right onto University Avenue, 0.22 miles.
10. Turn left onto South 19th Street, 0.45 miles.
11. Turn left onto US 18/Highway 18 Bypass, 0.46 miles.
12. Turn right onto Highway 71 South/SD 71, 0.57 miles.
13. Turn right onto Meadowlark Drive, 0.32 miles.
14. Turn right to stay on Meadowlark Drive, 0.17 miles.
15. Drive west on Meadowlark Drive, 0.40 miles.
16. Turn right onto Clubhouse Drive, 0.58 miles.
17. Turn right to stay on Clubhouse Drive, 0.02 miles.
18. Turn right onto US 18/US Highway 18, 1.50 miles.
19. Turn right onto South Chicago Street/US 385, 0.11 miles.
20. Your destination is on the right.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Hot Springs driving test routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 8.91 miles
• Duration: about 27 minutes
• Turns: 15 total, 3 left and 12 right
• Longest stretch: US 18/Indianapolis Avenue, 3.14 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

US 18 dominates this driving test route, crossed twice for 3.14 miles combined under the name Indianapolis Avenue, over a third of the entire route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on Indianapolis Avenue. Crossed twice as US 18, it carries over a third of this route's total distance, a real US-highway stretch.
• This route also touches the Highway 18 Bypass, confirmed trunk classified, a real limited-access-adjacent stretch.
• Expect a heavily right-leaning turn pattern: 12 of the 15 turns on this route are rights.