Rapid City/Mount Rushmore Tours
Mount Rushmore Tour Only
Bus Tour of Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills
the bottom of Harney Peak. This picturesque lake is a local favorite for campers, rock-climbers, and hikers.
Overview
- Meeting point
- the bottom of Harney Peak. This picturesque lake is a local favorite for campers, rock-climbers, and hikers.
- Group size
- Up to 12 passengers
Rates
| — | Seniors |
| — | Adults |
| — | Children |
| — | Toddlers |
| — | COMP |
Details
*Sightseeing Tour Only*
Duration
9.5 hours
About
Every day from mid-May through mid-October our sightseeing tour carves its way through the Black Hills beginning at Fort Hays, Dances with Wolves Film Set for a cowboy breakfast. Departing mid-morning, the tour winds its way along scenic highways visiting attractions like Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Custer State Park, and Crazy Horse Memorial. Our informative tour guide drives you through 100 miles of the Black Hills National Forest stopping for pictures of wildlife and more. Returning to Fort Hays the tour ends but you’re welcome to purchase tickets for our famous Chuckwagon Supper and Live Music Show at the door!
Itinerary
Departs daily from May 9th through October 9th
8:15 AM –** Check in at Fort Hays Dances with Wolves Film Set.
Feel free to come early and eat the “All You Can Eat” Cowboy Breakfast at our chuckwagon
9:00 AM –** Board the coach at Fort Hays Dances With Wolves Film Set
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
We’ll spend at least an hour visiting Mount Rushmore. There is plenty of time to see all the park has to offer including the sculptors studio & the Lincoln Borglum Museum.
Iron Mountain Road
We’ll wind over the Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway as it takes you over Iron Mountain through scenic tunnels and pigtail bridges. Bring your camera for potential kodak moments here!
Custer State Park
Keep your camera ready and your eyes on the lookout for wildlife like buffalo, burrows, antelope, elk, and rocky mountain bighorn sheep. We’ll stop when its safe.
State Game Lodge
Our lunch stop is the presidential summer white house to former president Calvin Coolidge and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Here you can purchase lunch from a menu or buffet. Try the buffalo stew!
Needles Highway
We continue through Custer State Park up Needles Highway passing through scenic tunnels and by scenic overlooks. Check your camera, there are great pictures here! For a sneak peak at what we have in store, search “Charter Bus in Rock Tunnel” on YouTube!
Sylvan Lake
Stop for pictures and a restroom break at the spectacular man-made lake located at the bottom of Harney Peak. This picturesque lake is a local favorite for campers, rock-climbers, and hikers.
Crazy Horse Memorial
Staying for at least 1 hour we’ll visit the largest mountain carving in the world. You can visit the memorial & museums and learn much about the sculptor Korzak Ziolkowski in his home studio museum.
Return to Fort Hays Chuckwagon: 5:30pm
Before you go
Itinerary
7:45-8:00 AM –** Check-in at Fort Hays Dances with Wolves Film Set at the Headquarters building for your paper tickets with your assigned bus for the day.
Feel free to come early and eat the “All You Can Eat” Cowboy Breakfast at our chuckwagon
9:00 AM –** Board the coach at Fort Hays Dances With Wolves Film Set
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
We’ll spend at least an hour visiting Mount Rushmore. There is plenty of time to see all the park has to offer including the sculptors studio & the Lincoln Borglum Museum.
Iron Mountain Road
We’ll wind over the Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway as it takes you over Iron Mountain through scenic tunnels and pigtail bridges. Bring your camera for potential kodak moments here!
Custer State Park
Keep your camera ready and your eyes on the lookout for wildlife like buffalo, burrows, antelope, elk, and rocky mountain bighorn sheep. We’ll stop when its safe.
State Game Lodge
Our lunch stop is the presidential summer white house to former president Calvin Coolidge and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Here you can purchase lunch from a menu or buffet. Try the buffalo stew!
Needles Highway
We continue through Custer State Park up Needles Highway passing through scenic tunnels and by scenic overlooks. Check your camera, there are great pictures here! For a sneak peak at what we have in store, search “Charter Bus in Rock Tunnel” on YouTube!
Sylvan Lake
Stop for pictures and a restroom break at the spectacular man-made lake located at the bottom of Harney Peak. This picturesque lake is a local favorite for campers, rock-climbers, and hikers.
Crazy Horse Memorial
Staying for at least 1 hour we’ll visit the largest mountain carving in the world. You can visit the memorial & museums and learn much about the sculptor Korzak Ziolkowski in his home studio museum.
Return to Fort Hays Chuckwagon: 5:30pm
