Recently Viewed
PRIVATE -JEEP ADVENTURE- Old Mine/Ghost Town/Fire Tower/Waterfall
3.9
23 Ratings
Rapid City
Explore Spearfish Canyon’s ghost towns, mines, and waterfalls in a luxurious Mercedes Glass Top Sprinter Van. Capture stunning views and abundant wildlife.
Duration:
2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
learn more
Highlights
- Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway - Discover the stunning natural splendor of the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway as you journey along a winding road that weaves through towering limestone cliffs, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife. This 22-mile route is one of the most breathtaking drives in the Black Hills, offering panoramic views, historic landmarks, and scenic overlooks, making it a must-visit for any nature enthusiast.
- Roughlock Falls State Nature Area - Nestled in a side canyon of Spearfish Canyon, Roughlock Falls is one of the Black Hills’ most picturesque and frequently photographed locations. Formed by Little Spearfish Creek, the water flows through a spectacular chasm before cascading off a 50-foot limestone ledge in a series of delicate waterfalls.
A popular destination for decades, the newly improved walkways provide easy access to this natural wonder. It is also one of the few places where visitors can spot the American Dipper, a rare bird that can walk and swim under the cool, flowing waters.
The area features shaded picnic facilities, restrooms, trails, catwalks, and beautifully designed viewing platforms. This is where the tour stops for a picnic lunch (included).
- Cement Ridge Lookout - Unique
- Iron Creek Lake - Scenic
- Nemo - Historic
What's Included
- Local craft beers
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Lunch
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This is a one of a kind Private Jeep adventure to the Northern Black Hills.
It offers unique destinations that most visitors do not see . . . old ghost towns, abandoned gold mines and old mining roads. It has an ancient canyon with 1,000 cliffs, waterfalls and four different eco systems that provide amazing displays of color. Add to this mountain top vistas, and a fire lookout tower from where you see three states (WY,MT,SD).
We depart Rapid City in one of our state of the art Jeep Gladiators. Modified with comfortable forward facing seating in the front and adventure seating in the rear. We provide tours for couples, families and groups up to 20+.
Each tours includes: bottled water, snacks, picnic lunch and afternoon local craft beer libations.
We pick you up for free from any Rapid City lodging.
- Layered clothing, jacket, sun screen, sunglasses and a hat are recommended
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- All-Season Tours Available
Location
Holiday Inn Rapid City Downtown - Conv Ctr, an IHG Hotel
North 5th Street
At large parking lot In front of hotel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(23 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
G9164ppmariac
Aug 30, 2023
Enjoyable, relaxing and with plenty of time at each of the tour stops. - A very enjoyable tour. Our guide Jeff was knowledgeable about the area and provided good insight into the history. I highly recommend this tour.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Connie
Jun 23, 2023
Awesome private Northern Black Hills and Deadwood tour! - We had a Fabulous tour with Charlie. He was amazing and very knowledgeable about the history of the area and the Lakota Indians. It was a perfect day with the windows and top wide open for a view. of the black hills area that we would have never known about. A picnic lunch was provided next to a small river leading to a beautiful water fall. Spearfish falls was another amazing sight to see in the Black Hills. Our final stop was Deadwood with lots of interesting history that Charlie shared with us.I wish we would have had another day to take in another part of South Dakota on another tour. Highly recommend this private tour company.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
D4821uflindar
Oct 5, 2022
Awesome experience! - We can’t brag enough about how much we loved the tour! Charlie was our guide, and he was awesome! He was so knowledgeable and easy going. He provided a great picnic lunch at a beautiful spot. The open top Jeep is great! The views were spectacular! We have been to the Hill many times and thought we had seen most everything, but this was so relaxing to sit back and enjoy the beauty with so much better views than we have ever had! We would so much recommend anyone to try it! You won’t be disappointed!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Rachel_l
Sep 9, 2022
Great Black Hills/Deadwood tour - My husband and I had a great time. Charlie was a fabulous tour guide. He was very accommodating and showed us some beautiful scenery.
Review provided by Viator
Littlemountaintown
Aug 6, 2020
Worth Every Penny! - Excellent experience thanks to Rich, the owner, and Mike, our expert tour guide and driver!! Worth every penny to see the amazing sights of Custer State Park and not have to stress over driving! Up close, yet safe, views of so many bison! Kids got to feed wild, yet friendly, burros at another stop. Amazing scenic views along Iron Mountain Road and Needles Hwy! Enjoyed picnic in secluded, beautiful location. Fascinating information that only true locals & experts in the area can provide. Very relaxed pace with private jeep tour! This was our 20th wedding anniversary gift to ourselves and it was totally worth it!! Mike kept us & two kids entertained and safe for a six hour day of pure fun! They pick you up and return you to your hotel. We cannot recommend Black Hills Open Top Tours more highly! 😊 We are not new to the Black Hills (our 3rd trip) and we wish we had done this sooner!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Lori
Oct 9, 2019
Custer park - I can not begin to tell you how amazing this tour was !!! Our guide Cody was just fantastic. We would have missed so many great things about the park if we went by ourselves. Absolutely worth every penny
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Susan_g
Sep 27, 2019
Jeep problems - Was told that Jeep would be ready to go Thursday morning. We got there and battery in Jeep was completely dead. Had to wait 2 hours before starting our tour while new battery was brought in for Jeep. On the plus side, Mike, our tour guide was excellent. You should appreciate his professionalism when he had to deal with a problem that the owner should have taken care of prior to tour.
Review provided by Viator
Euler_d
Jun 23, 2023
Tour NOT as advertised - Most of the 'What to Expect' advertised at the Viator Glass-Top Mercedes Tour (Spearfish/Deadwood) website were NOT provided. We did not go to Moonshine Gulch Saloon; the advertised 2-hour visit to Deadwood took only 45 minutes; the Bridal Veil Falls advertised 10 min visit took only 1 min (bus briefly stopped for a quick view and we did not even leave the bus); the 10 min Nemo tour was only a direct drive through town with no stops. We were extremely disappointed. We would not have booked the tour if we had known the tour was much different from what is advertised.
Review provided by Viator
A_v
Aug 17, 2023
Viator sucks! - I didn't get to go on this trip because your company didn't communicate with the people running the excursion. I had to get ahold of them and they took care of the situation. I will never use this site again 😒
Review provided by Viator
Georgegr6077dq
Jul 15, 2023
Never use TripAdvisor - TripAdvisor never notified tour of our reservation even though we got confirmation notice from TripAdvisor. Call company and said there were never notified. Had problems with TripAdvisor before. Called TripAdvisor and they immediately refunded our money. They're comments were we sorry, end of conversation. This after waiting 1 and half hours at pick up point. This with two small children.
Will never use TripAdvisor again.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
More activities from this operator
