Rapid City Trip Overview
Private Badlands Group (New for 2021)
1 – Comfortable seating in our Ford Transit van provides comfort and excellent viewing. The serrated spires, weather-beaten buttes and cavernous gorges of the North Unit of the Badlands National Park offer unique scenery. It’s home to a diverse variety of wildlife; prairie dogs, coyote, deer, bighorn sheep and antelope.
2 – Our Transit Van makes frequent stops at Overlooks and many rest breaks.
3 – Tour includes: fees, bottled water, snacks plus (beer/wine).
4 -The vehicle is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized with both disinfectants and AV Lamps.
5 – Face Masks are required at National Park buildings (Ben Reifel Center and Minuteman Missile). Masks are not required during the rest of the tour.
Guides wear masks as required and/or as requested.
6- Our guides are friendly safe drivers and knowledgeable about the Badlands and the Black Hills.
Additional Info
Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Rapid City, United States
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Private Badlands Group (New for 2021)
1 – Comfortable seating in our Ford Transit van provides comfort and excellent viewing. The serrated spires, weather-beaten buttes and cavernous gorges of the North Unit of the Badlands National Park offer unique scenery. It’s home to a diverse variety of wildlife; prairie dogs, coyote, deer, bighorn sheep and antelope.
2 – Our Transit Van makes frequent stops at Overlooks and many rest breaks.
3 – Tour includes: fees, bottled water, snacks plus (beer/wine).
4 -The vehicle is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized with both disinfectants and AV Lamps.
5 – Face Masks are required at National Park buildings (Ben Reifel Center and Minuteman Missile). Masks are not required during the rest of the tour.
Guides wear masks as required and/or as requested.
6- Our guides are friendly safe drivers and knowledgeable about the Badlands and the Black Hills.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Delta-09 Missile Silo, Interstate 90 Exit 116, Wall, SD 57790
An opportunity to view down into the only Minuteman Missile Silo left. Park Rangers explain the history of that era.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, 24545 Cottonwood Rd, Philip, SD 57567-7002
Short stop at location of 1950’s Nuclear Missile Site. Small museum provides exhibits of the ‘Duck and Cover’ days.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Cedar Pass Badlands Loop Road Hwy 240, Badlands National Park, SD
Book store and museum. Features history of the Badlands and fossils found there.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Badlands National Park, 25216 Ben Reifel Pl, Interior, SD 57750-7020
We travel along the ‘Loop’ road along the ridges and down into the valley of Badlands Park. Six Overlooks make for great viewing and photos.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Pinnacles Overlook, Vista Point, Badlands National Park, SD
Northwest entry to the Badlands National Park. Pinnacles Overlook provides spectacular viewing and photo ops.
This is one of Six Overlooks we will be stopping at.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Wall Drug, 510 Main Street, Wall, SD 57790-9501
Wall Drug is still famous for its free ice water, but is also a favorite stop for millions of tourists each year because it is a cultural and historical site while remaining a fun, relaxing break.
Duration: 40 minutes
