Visit Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments on a small-group tour. Stop along the way to look for wild buffalo and take photos, enjoy a picnic lunch at Sylvan Lake, and visit Custer State Park where you can look out for wildlife like antelope, prairie dogs, and elk. This tour is ideal for visitors wanting to travel at their own pace and learn about some of the nation’s most famous monuments.
- Experience Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse monuments on a small-group tour
- Travel in a convertible vehicle, spot wildlife and stop for photo ops
- Enjoy a picnic lunch at Sylvan Lake and visit Custer State Park
- Convenient round-trip transportation from Rapid City or Keystone hotels
What To Expect
Iron Mountain Road
We travel through the iconic one-way tunnels and pigtail bridges . . . stopping for photo ops from inside the van.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Here we will spend an hour plus. Your guide will lead you through the monument, explaining the history and pointing out the best places to explore on your own.
Including:
Presidential Trail
Lincoln Borglum Museum
Sculptor’s Studio
Gift Shop
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
South Dakota 87
The Needles Highway is more than a 14-mile road—it’s a spectacular drive through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and aspen, and rugged granite mountains. The road’s name comes from the needlelike granite formations that seem to pierce the horizon along the highway.
The roadway was carefully planned by former South Dakota Governor Peter Norbeck, who marked the entire course on foot and by horseback. Construction was completed in 1922.
Short stops at Sylvan Lake and for viewing unique rock formation called the Needle’s Eye, so named for the opening created by wind, rain, freezing, and thawing.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Crazy Horse Memorial
Crazy Horse is not only the largest carving in the world it also has over 14,000 pieces of Native American art. You will first view the very important movie . . . it will help you understand what Crazy Horse is all about. Afterwards your guide will lead you through the building, sharing the history and important facts. “Dynamite and Dream”
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Two adult minimum for tour to operate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
Max group – 8
