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The Only Full Day - Jeep Bison Safari at Custer State Park - FUN!

By Black Hills Open-Top-Tours
7.6 out of 10
Good
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$1,192 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

TWO NEW LOCATIONS - Safe parking.
Custer - 615 Washington St. 8:00am Depart
Keystone - 519 1st St. 8:30am Depart

Custer State Park in the one of the largest State Parks in the nation. Encompassing 71,000 acres in the Black Hills, home to abundant wildlife and adventures.

Open-Top-Tours is the only company to offer 6 hour Jeep Bison Safaris to ALL of the Park. Including - seldom toured Mt Coolidge Fire Lookout - spectacular views of the Southern Hills from 6,020 ft.

We tour in our unique modified Jeep Gladiators and Wranglers, with seating from 2 to 14 with great panoramic viewing. Perfect vehicles to travel the back country roads searching for roaming bison and wildlife.

Our guides are professional, well informed and a 'hoot' to tour with. They will explain local history, wildlife and answer your questions.

included: fees, bottled water and snacks.

Tours depart Rapid City 8am - Custer 8am - Keystone 8:30am. Lots of bathroom stops and extra wildlife/landscape photo ops.

Activity location

  • Custer State Park Visitor Center
    • US Hwy 16A and Wildlife Loop Road
    • Custer, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Custer Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
    • 615 Washington Street
    • 57730, Custer, South Dakota, United States

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Jeep Safari CSP
  • Activity duration is 6 hours and 15 minutes6h 15m
    6h 15m
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 AM
Price details
NZ$1,192.21 x 1 AdultNZ$1,192.21
Total
Price is NZ$1,192.21

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Special Treats for feeding Begging Burros
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Snacks
  • What's includedWhat's included
    New - Includes a picnic lunch (Subs/Stuff)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Layered clothing, jacket, sun screen, sunglasses and a hat are recommended
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • All-Season Tours Available

Activity itinerary

Custer State Park Visitor Center

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
First we stop at the State Game Lodge and detail its history at the Summer White House for Presidents Coolidge and Eisenhower. Then stopping at the Custer State Park Visitor Centre we visit the many displays about the iconic species of the prairie, the bison. And one more stop along the Wildlife Loop Road at the Buffalo Corrals. The new Custer State Park Bison Centre brings an all-bison experience to the park's scenic drive through the southern prairie of our 71,000 acre park.

Wildlife Loop Road

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We tour through 18 miles of open grasslands and pine-speckled hills that much of Custer State Park's wildlife calls home. Keep eyes peeled for bison, pronghorn, whitetail and mule deer, elk, coyotes, burros, prairie dogs, eagles, hawks, and a variety of birds that are rarely found together in one location. A medley of colourful wildflowers and prairie grasses surround the road, making for a picturesque drive; and the landscape changes throughout your trip, keeping you on your toes.

Mount Coolidge Fire Lookout Tower

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Built of local stone, Mt Coolidge Fire Tower rests atop a 6,023-foot peak on the way to Blue Bell Lodge and is still used today as a fire lookout and dispatch centre. As the highest point in central Custer State Park, it offers breathtaking 360-degree views from the top of the fire tower. On a clear day, you can see the Badlands nearly 60 miles away in the east, Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse to the north and the Wildlife Loop Road to the south.

Stockade Lake

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Stockade Lake is the largest lake in Custer State Park and is located between Mt Coolidge Lookout and the Needles Highway. It has a very scenic and serene atmospher and here we pause for a picnic lunch.

Needle Eye Tunnel

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The Needles Highway is 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. Needles Eye Tunnel is a unique rock formation, so named for the opening created by wind, rain, freezing, and thawing. It is the most popular tunnel in the Park.

Sylvan Lake

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Sylvan Lake is the most popular of the may lakes in the Park. It was created in 1891 when Theodore Reder built a dam across Sunday Gulch Creek. It is surronded by large granite spires, huge pines and creates a unique alpine feel to the guests. I is also home to an average of 4 wedding a week during the summer season.

Iron Mountain Road

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Iron Mountain Road is a unique road designed to showcase the Black Hills and Mt Rushmore. Known for its “pigtail” bridges. Iron Mountain Road redefined what a road could be with 314 CURVES, many one one-tunnels and of course the "pigtail" bridges.

Location

Activity location

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    Custer State Park Visitor Center
    • US Hwy 16A and Wildlife Loop Road
    • Custer, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Custer Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
    • 615 Washington Street
    • 57730, Custer, South Dakota, United States
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    635 Creek Dr
    • 635 Creek Drive
    • 57703, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
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    519 1st St
    • 519 1st Street
    • 57751, Keystone, South Dakota, United States

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