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Private VIP Jeep Safari Full-Day Bison Tracking & Lakeside Picnic
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Custer, South Dakota, USA
$1,395
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Overview
Custer State Park, a sprawling 71,000-acre gem nestled in the Black Hills, offers an unparalleled blend of wildlife and breathtaking landscapes. With granite peaks, rolling plains, and crystal-clear waters, this park promises adventure for every nature lover.
- 🚙 Bison Jeep Tour: Enjoy a comprehensive 6-hour tour that traverses the entirety of Custer State Park, providing an immersive experience unlike shorter alternatives.
- 🦙 Group Adventure Option: Modified Jeep Gladiators and Wranglers comfortably seat 2 to 14 guests, ensuring panoramic views for everyone on board.
- 🌲 Knowledgeable guides share fascinating insights about local history and wildlife, making your journey both educational and entertaining.
- 💧 Each tour includes bottled water and snacks, with special treats provided for the friendly "Beggin Burros" encountered along the Loop.
- 🕗 Departures are conveniently scheduled from Rapid City at 8:00 AM and Keystone at 8:30 AM, with multiple restroom stops and opportunities for wildlife photography.
- 📍 The first stop is at the State Game Lodge, where you’ll learn about its history as the Summer White House for Presidents Coolidge and Eisenhower.
- 🐾 Traverse the Wildlife Loop Road, an 18-mile route through lush grasslands and hills, where you might spot bison, elk, and a variety of birds in their natural habitat.
- 🌄 Ascend to the Mount Coolidge Fire Lookout Tower for breathtaking 360-degree views, where on clear days, the Badlands and iconic landmarks like Mt Rushmore come into view.
- 🍽️ A delightful lakeside picnic lunch featuring subs, salads, chips, and cookies awaits you at Stockade Lake, the largest lake in the park.
- 🛣️ Experience the scenic Needles Highway, renowned for its stunning granite formations and the unique Needles Eye Tunnel, a marvel of nature.
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Private Jeep Bison Safari
Departs Rapid City or Keystone
Pickup included
Departs Rapid City or Keystone
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours 15 minutes
- New - Lakeside Picnic Lunch (subs-salads-chips-cookies)
- Snacks
- Entrance fee
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Call for more information.
Gravel and grass parking lot next to old Holy Terror Mine. North or the Rock Shop.
Park in convetion lot in front of DoubleTree Hotel.
Return details
Call for more information.
Gravel and grass parking lot next to old Holy Terror Mine. North or the Rock Shop.
Park in convetion lot in front of DoubleTree Hotel.
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Custer State Park Visitor CenterFirst 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 Center 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 Center brings an all-bison experience to the park's scenic drive through the southern prairie of our 71,000 acre park.
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Wildlife Loop RoadWe 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 colorful wildflowers and prairie grasses surround the road, making for a picturesque drive; and the landscape changes throughout your trip, keeping you on your toes.
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Mount Coolidge Fire Lookout TowerBuilt 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 center. 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.
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Stockade LakeStockade 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.
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Needle Eye TunnelThe 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.
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Sylvan LakeSylvan 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.
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Iron Mountain RoadIron 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.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Private VIP Jeep Safari Full-Day Bison Tracking & Lakeside Picnic
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Custer, South Dakota, USA
$1,395
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!