Jeep Bison Safari: Explore Custer State Park Highlights

Embark on a thrilling 6-hour Jeep Bison Safari Tour with Black Hills Open-Top-Tours in Custer State Park. Explore stunning attractions like Mt. Coolidge Lookout, Iron Mountain Road, Needles Highway, Sylvan Lake, Stockade Lakes, and the Custer State Park Wildlife Loop. Enjoy comfortable and safe safari vehicles, complimentary snacks and water, and the refreshing South Dakota sunshine and fresh air.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Iron Mountain Road - On our way to Custer Park we drive along Iron Mtn Road. This is an iconic road that many visitors miss. We drive through unique one way granite tunnels, over the famous pigtail bridges and are afforded excellent views of Mt Rushmore and the Black Hills.
  • Custer State Park - Stops at State Game Lodge (Summer White House of…
What's Included
  • Bottled water included
  • Complimentary snacks
  • Professional driver/guide
  • All fees covered
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Black Hills Open-Top-Tours is the only tour company offering Jeep Bison Safari Tours to “all” of Custer State Park. Not a ​short buffalo only tour ​like the others… our Safari Tours are 6 hours long to all major park attractions.
This tour goes to Mt. Coolidge Lookout (6,020 ft), Iron Mountain Road (pigtail bridges/one-way tunnels), Needles Highway…

Location
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
North 5th Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Linda
Sep 15, 2024
Red Jeep Tour - What a great tour with our guide Will!! We enjoyed a beautiful day and were shown all the places we wanted to see including lots of bison and wild donkey. We loved all the views of Mount Rushmore and the thrills of Needles Highway.
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Janice_s
Sep 7, 2024
Awesome Bison Tour - Our Bison Tour to Custer Park was absolutely amazing! Mike our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and very accommodating. Would definitely recommend this tour especially with Mike.
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Alex_p
Aug 14, 2024
Worth the cost - Very informative. Mike was very attentive to our needs. Tour provided a good overview of the Black hills area.
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Suzanne_s
Jun 30, 2024
Amazing Bison tout - Charlie was an amazing tour guide. He was informative and knowledgeable. He made sure we saw everything!
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Robertna9508pe
Jun 24, 2024
Jeep Bison Safari 1/2 day tour 5*s - If you go to Keystone, SD to see Mt Rushmore, do yourself a favor and take a guided tour of the Black Hills and Custer Park w the Jeep Bison Safari Tour. Leave the driving and knowledge to your tour guide and 100% enjoy taking pictures and looking everywhere without a care. Our guide, Jon, made the day perfect. We covered so much and saw two sizable herds of buffalos, some "elder buffs" "young buffs" "baby buffs and a few rare white buffs. Jon was totally 100% professional and enjoyable company and Rich made everything right. The B-H-O-T-T were well worth it. Highly recommend spending some time with them.
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Benjamin_g
Jun 13, 2024
Great Tour - Charlie and Mike were great. The jeep is really nice and you can sit inside as well if you need a break from the outside. The guides will adjust the tour for your needs and are great with kids. Eating lunch in the middle of the Bison herd was really cool. Lots of baby bison to watch as well. Great way to see the black hills up close.
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Rosemary_f
Jun 12, 2024
A must do trip - We experienced every animal possible in the park. Had a wonderful guide, Kevin, comfortable accommodations and a fabulous experience.. highly recommend it!
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Maxgilman
May 21, 2024
Jeep Bison Safari - Terrific tour of Custer State Park. Beautiful landscape, so many Bison and views of Mount Rushmore, through tunnels and through pine forests.
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Jack_s
Jul 5, 2024
Beautiful wildlife adventure. - Patience of driver. Had plenty of snacks & water on hand. Incredible views of Mt Rushmore & such scenic spots as Sylvan Lake. Saw lots of healthy bison, traveling as a family from aged bull to calves.
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George_m
Oct 9, 2024
Too dangerous on a highway - Gene our tour guide was a very friendly person and was knowledgeable about the places he took us. We saw incredible scenery and lots of wildlife. The bad part was the jeep he was given to drive us around. There was absolutely no protection against the wind. No wind guards or any kind of shades to protect the passengers. It was really bad when Gene drove down the highway at 45-55 miles an hour. It should never have been like that. Now we know what hurricane winds feel like. My husband got wind burn on his face and I got wind burn on my nose and now have cold sores from the irritation. The jeep was also dangerous. The back was open and if Gene stopped too fast someone could have fallen out. DID NOT feel safe. We will NEVER do this again or recommend it to anyone.
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