Buffalo Roundup Guided Tour in Custer State Park
Watch more than 1,500 buffalo thunder into the corrals on a narrated Black Hills coach tour
Duration
Approx. 11.5 hours
Includes
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Highlights
Experience the annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup from a narrated coach as cowboys and cowgirls drive more than 1,500 buffalo into the corrals for branding, sorting, and vaccination. Continue through the Black Hills with visits to Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore National Memorial, then finish with chuckwagon dining and live music.
- Watch the buffalo herd rumble through the hills and into the roundup corrals
- Travel by narrated coach through Custer State Park and the Black Hills
- Explore Crazy Horse Memorial and Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Enjoy a chuckwagon dinner and the Fort Hays Wranglers music variety show
Itinerary
- Check in between 6:30–7:00 a.m. at the Fort Hays Dances with Wolves film set on Highway 16W for tickets.
- Optional all-you-can-eat cowboy breakfast at the chuckwagon (complete package).
- 7:15 a.m. Board the coach; narrated Black Hills tour begins with stops at Custer State Park.
- Buffalo roundup (two to three hours) with lunch stop in the corrals of the roundup.
- Visit Crazy Horse Mountain & Memorial and the sculptor’s studio museum.
- Visit Mount Rushmore, including the Lincoln Borglum Museum and sculptors’ studio.
- 6:00 p.m. Return to Fort Hays Dances with Wolves film set.
- 6:30 p.m. Chuckwagon dinner follows, then 7:15–8:15 p.m. Fort Hays Wranglers live show.
What's Included
- Narrated coach transportation
- Park entrance fees
- Chuckwagon breakfast
- Lunch
- Chuckwagon dinner
- Cowboy coffee and Tenderfoot lemonade
- Fort Hays Wranglers live music variety show
Cancellation Policy
Full refund when you cancel at least 48 hours in advance. No refunds for no-shows.
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FAQs
Yes. Park entrance fees are included with the Buffalo Roundup tour package.
Expect crowded outdoor viewing areas during the two- to three-hour roundup. Travel between stops is by vehicle.
Dinner includes chuckwagon potatoes, sliced beef brisket or baked chicken, western baked beans, ranch biscuits with honey, chunky applesauce, old-fashioned spice cake, cowboy coffee, and Tenderfoot lemonade.
Meeting details
Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show, 2255 Fort Hayes Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702-8703
Related locations
Custer State Park
Admission includedDrive the Wildlife Loop Road at dusk and you may find yourself idling behind a herd of bison that outnumber the cars in every direction. Custer State Park spreads across nearly 71,000 acres of ponderosa pine forest, open grassland, and sculpted rock, offering a landscape that feels genuinely untamed. From the needle-thin granite formations of the Needles Highway to the glassy surface of Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park rewards every kind of outdoor traveler.
