Private Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour

Private Mount Rushmore and Black Hills Tour

By Signature Black Hills Tours

Free cancellation available

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Free cancellation available
8h 30m
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Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Explore the Black Hills with a former National Park Ranger on a private, personalised tour designed around your interests. Visit landscapes where your guide lived and worked as a ranger and conducted master’s research, gaining first-hand insight into the wildlife and landscapes of the region — including the iconic buffalo herds of Custer State Park. Explore Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse National Memorials going beyond the typical stops with deeper stories of wildlife, geology, and history, plus scenic viewpoints and insights most visitors never experience. Fully private, completely personalised, and led by someone who calls these parks home — this is the Black Hills experience you won't find anywhere else.

Activity location

Iron Mountain Road
- Custer State Park,
- Custer, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Mystic Ranger District
- 8221 Mount Rushmore Road
- 57702, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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Pickup from Rapid City Area

8h 30m
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 08:00

Price details

€336.97 x 2 Adults€673.94

Total

Extended Pickup

8h 30m
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 08:00

Price details

€379.20 x 2 Adults€758.40

Total

What's included, what's not

Soft drink/Pop
Bottled water
Admission fee
Entrance fee
Snacks
Pickup and drop-off from your lodging
Private transport in a Jeep Wagoneer
Parking Fees
Former National Park Ranger guide
Lunch
Service charge

Know before you book

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please contact us if you select 'Extended pickup'
In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Iron Mountain Road

1h

Travel the legendary Iron Mountain Road, known for its winding pigtail bridges and granite tunnels designed to frame Mount Rushmore in the distance. As we pass through the tunnels, the monument suddenly appears in the stone opening — one of the most memorable views in the Black Hills — with time to stop for photos and take in the scenery.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

1h 30m
Admission ticket included

Stand beneath the 60-foot granite faces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln. In the fresh morning light — when the crowds are lighter and the sculpture is illuminated at its best — walk the Presidential Trail, visit the Sculptor’s Studio, and hear the storey of Gutzon Borglum’s vision, the engineering challenges, and the daring workers who carved the mountain. If you’d like, try Thomas Jefferson’s original ice cream recipe before continuing deeper into the Black Hills. Experience this all with a former national park ranger guide who calls Mount Rushmore home.

Sylvan Lake

45m
Admission ticket included

Arrive at Sylvan Lake — widely regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the Black Hills — where dramatic granite formations rise up around and in the water. Enjoy a relaxed walk along the shoreline, taking in the towering rock outcroppings that frame this iconic setting. Fans of National Treasure: Book of Secrets may recognise the location — where Nicolas Cage searches for clues tied to the legendary Hall of Records and the myth of a hidden city of gold said to lie beneath the lake.

Needles Highway

45m
Admission ticket included

Continue along Needles Highway, weaving between sharp granite spires and passing through narrow tunnels carved directly through the rock. Scenic pullouts reveal sweeping views, and mountain goats are sometimes spotted along the cliffs.

Custer

45m

Pause midday in the historic town of Custer and enjoy lunch at one of its locally owned restaurants, experiencing the charm of a classic Black Hills community. Guests may dine in town or take their meal to go for a scenic picnic nearby. Lunch is selected and purchased individually, offering flexibility and personal choice.

Crazy Horse Memorial

1h
Admission ticket included

Visit Crazy Horse Memorial, the largest active mountain carving in the world. Explore the Indian Museum of North America and gain deeper insight into Lakota history, culture, and the ongoing work shaping the memorial. Experience the vision behind the memorial and the living traditions of the Northern Plains tribes.

Mount Coolidge

30m
Admission ticket included

Ascend Mount Coolidge for sweeping views across the Black Hills and surrounding prairie, as gate access and the day’s timing allow.

Wildlife Loop Road

1h 30m
Admission ticket included

Travel the Wildlife Loop Road through Custer State Park, where bison roam the rolling prairie and pronghorn move across open grasslands. Keep watch for bighorn sheep, coyotes, prairie dogs, mule deer, magpies, and the park’s well-known begging burros.

Location

Activity location

Iron Mountain Road
- Custer State Park,
- Custer, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Mystic Ranger District
- 8221 Mount Rushmore Road
- 57702, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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