Explore Mount Rushmore & Black Hills With Dinner Show
Tour Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, then enjoy a chuckwagon supper and live music show
Duration
8:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Includes
Breakfast, admission, dinner show
Highlights
Spend the day on a guided motor coach tour through the Black Hills, with stops at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Custer State Park, and Crazy Horse Memorial. Start with a cowboy breakfast at Fort Hays and wrap up back at Fort Hays with chuckwagon supper and a live music variety show.
- Check in at Fort Hays Dances with Wolves film set and eat an all-you-can-eat cowboy breakfast
- Visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial with time for the Sculptor's Studio and Lincoln Borglum Museum
- Ride Iron Mountain Road and Needles Highway with scenic tunnels, bridges, and photo stops
- Travel through Custer State Park and watch for wildlife along the way
- Explore Crazy Horse Memorial and its museums and studio museum
- Finish with chuckwagon supper and the Fort Hays Wranglers live music variety show
What's Included
- Motor coach transportation
- Breakfast
- Admission fees for Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and Crazy Horse Memorial
- Chuckwagon supper
- Live music show
Things to know
Lunch is not included; you can purchase it at the State Game Lodge or add a lunch buffet. Driver/guide gratuity is not included. Toddlers sit on a lap unless you add a child ticket for a seat.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund if canceled with 48hrs.
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
2255 Fort Hayes Dr, 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.
