Badlands Private Tour

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7 hours (Approx.)
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Overview

You will be touring in a Turtle Top Terra Executive Bus with individual leather reclining seats. Lots of overhead storage and plugins for your cells and cameras. This bus has huge side windows and a special front 'vista' window above the drivers windshield. Excellent viewing and great comfort for up to 14 guests. Cold AC and snacks, bottled water and picnic lunch included.

Badlands National Park has serrated spires, weather-beaten buttes and cavernous gorges. It offer unique scenery and it's home to a diverse variety of wildlife; buffalo, prairie dogs, coyote, deer, bighorn sheep and antelope. We stop at the major overlooks for photos and viewing.

We also will stop at the Ben Reifel Center (museum with fossil collection and bookstore) for lunch at a shaded picnic area.

Along the way we visit the famous Wall Drug Store (old tourist trap that is worth the stop) and visit the new Minuteman National Historic Site and Delta 9 Missile Exhibit (not open on Sundays or Mondays).  

What's Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • National Park fees
  • Gratuities
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Meeting and Pickup

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We pickup for free from any Rapid City lodging.

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This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Start Time

Opening Hours

  • 3/15/2025 - 12/31/2025

    Monday - Sunday | 08:00 AM - 03:30 PM

What To Expect

Delta-09 Missile Silo

Our first stop is the Delta-09 silo located in the Badlands.“Minuteman-land is eerie. On the surface, no weapon is visible. But beneath the empty prairies and forested hills the gyroscopes are eternally spinning; these are the master navigators of jam-proof guidance systems, each ready to steer holocaustal destruction to a pre-selected target.” ~ John Hubbell, “The Missile That Closed The Gap,” Readers' Digest, October 1962.
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Before entering the park, we visit the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Here are exhibits from the Cold War of the 50's and 60's. If you can remember those days, it will bring back the chilling 'duck and cover' drills that school children practiced.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Door Trail

The Door Trail is a popular trail that provides spectacular views of rugged badlands geology.The park features many trails that are ADA accessible via boardwalks. The Door Trail is wheelchair-accessible ¼ mile boardwalk that leads through a break in the Badlands Wall known as “the Door” to a panoramic view of the Badlands. From here the maintained trail ends.Open-Top-Tours offers handicap van tours here at no additional cost.
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ben Reifel Visitor Center

Ben Reifel Visitor Center is the main North Unit facility of the park. You can stop and talk with rangers, explore the museum and check out the Fossil Preparation Lab exhibits. Also available is the Badlands Natural History Association bookstore.
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Fossil Exhibit Trail

The Fossil Exhibit Trail is a fully accessible boardwalk featuring fossil replicas and exhibits of extinct creatures that once lived in the area. The exhibits are tactile, so you are free to touch them.
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pinnacles Overlook

The Pinnacles is considered the best of the many overlooks. It has sweeping views and faces South, the view displays the expanse of the Sage Creek Wilderness area. On clear days, the Black Hills are visible on the horizon. Bison might be visible in the distance, in the valley below or the upper prairie to the northwest. This overlook is also a popular spot for Bighorn sheep. This is also a lambing area for Bighorn sheep in the spring, so it’s not unusual to see lambs frolicing on the rocky slopes of the Badlands.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Roberts Prairie Dog Town

The last stop in the Badlands National Park. This stop provides a perfect view of the largest prairie-dog town in the accessible areas of Badlands. Other than the mounds of dirt where the prairie dogs have made their homes, the first thing you will likely notice is the high-pitched squeaks and noises coming from the Prairie dogs. They have one of the most develop means of communication . . . especially when in danger.*Prairie dogs are cute, but they can also carry the plague so keep your distance and view from afar!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Wall Drug

The final stop will be at the Wall Drug Store, a unique tourist attraction that offers shopping for anything you may think of. Here you can get Free Ice Water and 5-cent coffee. Try the homemade ice-cream or grab some of the excellent doughnuts to go.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Operated by a business

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-16571P24

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