Mount Rushmore Day Tour from Rapid City with Dinner Show
Black Hills sightseeing with two meals, admissions, and live music
Duration
12.75 hrs
Includes
Breakfast, tour, supper & show
Highlights
Your package combines guided motor-coach sightseeing, landmark admissions, meals, and an evening music show.
- Travel by motor coach through the Black Hills National Forest
- Discover regional history with an informative guide
- Capture views and possible wildlife sightings at photo stops
- Expect lunch at the State Game Lodge to be an additional cost
Itinerary
7:30-7:45 AM – Check in at Fort Hays Dances with Wolves Film Set. 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
Chuckwagon Supper & Music Show 6:30 pm – Supper bell rings loud calling all cowboys and cowgirls to bring their appetites. We serve up the best Chuckwagon menu in the west that’s sure to make your mouth water. It’s all served on handmade tin plates with drinks poured into tin cups. Be careful, the coffee is hot!
It’s Showtime 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm – The Fort Hays Wranglers take the stage to entertain you with the Black Hills’ most popular music variety show! You will have a foot stompin’, belly shaken’, good time! Family fun for everyone! Bring your camera and take some pictures.
What's Included
- Cowboy breakfast
- Motor coach transportation
- Admission to Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and Crazy Horse Memorial
- Chuckwagon supper
- Live music show
Important details
- Toddlers need a child ticket for their own bus seat; otherwise, they must sit on an adult's lap
- Wheelchairs and scooters can be stored under the bus
Cancellation Policy
Full refund if canceled at least 48 hours before start.
Product ID: 9B57PR
FAQs
No. You stop for lunch at the State Game Lodge in Custer State Park, where you can buy lunch from a menu or buffet. You can also add an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet as an add-on.
Check in at the Fort Hays Headquarters Building to pick up your paper ticket and get your assigned bus for the day. Your email is not your ticket.
Yes. Use restrooms at scheduled stops when you can, since a bus bathroom is similar to a portable toilet.
Meeting details
Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show, 2255 Fort Hayes Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
More about the Crazy Horse Memorial
The Crazy Horse Memorial rises from the granite heart of the Black Hills, a colossal mountain carving honoring the Lakota leader and the enduring spirit of the Native peoples of the Great Plains. Just a short drive from Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial offers a powerful counterpoint to the presidential faces, telling a story rooted in this land long before the monuments were ever imagined. On this full-day tour through the Black Hills, the memorial becomes one of the most moving stops of the journey, pairing big-sky scenery with a deeply human narrative about culture, vision, and perseverance.
As you approach the Crazy Horse Memorial, the sheer scale of the work in progress comes into focus, with the warrior's face emerging from the mountainside above the surrounding pine forests. The tour gives you time to take in the sweeping views, learn about the sculpture's history, and feel the contrast between this living, evolving monument and the finished grandeur of Mount Rushmore down the road. Later in the day, the experience continues with a hearty chuckwagon dinner and a Western variety show, where cowboy music and storytelling echo the frontier history woven through the same hills that cradle the Crazy Horse Memorial.
This experience is ideal for travelers who want more than a quick photo stop, families curious about American and Native American history, couples seeking a scenic day out, and anyone who appreciates landscapes that carry meaning. History buffs will value the layered perspective the Crazy Horse Memorial brings to a Black Hills itinerary, while first-time visitors will leave with a fuller sense of the region's character. Between the towering carvings, the winding scenic drives, and a true Western evening of food and music, a day built around the Crazy Horse Memorial is a memorable way to understand the soul of South Dakota.
Related locations
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Admission includedStanding before Mount Rushmore National Memorial, you feel the sheer scale of the place settle over you. The 60-foot granite faces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln emerge from the Black Hills with quiet authority, carved into a cliff that rises nearly 6,000 feet above sea level. Mount Rushmore National Memorial rewards slow looking, offering changing light and shifting perspectives as you move along the Avenue of Flags.
