Tours

Affordable Adventures Badlands Tour. Take a seven-hour narrated tour through the park and surrounding badlands. Tours can easily be customized and are available year-round. 5542 Meteor St., Rapid City, South Dakota, 57703. 605/342–7691; 888/888–8249; www.affordableadventuresbh.com. From $120.

Golden Circle Tours. This company gives a seven- to nine-hour narrated van tour out of Custer to several venues, including Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Custer State Park. Other Black Hills tours are available. 12023 Hwy. 16, Custer, South Dakota, 57730. 605/673–4349; www.goldencircletours.com. From $99. Mid-Apr.–Oct..

Gray Line of the Black Hills. This outfit offers bus tours from Rapid City to Mount Rushmore, Black Hills National Forest, Custer State Park, and the Crazy Horse Memorial, as well as other tours tied to special events such as the Mount Rushmore Independence Day festivities and the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup. 1600 E. St. Patrick St., Rapid City, South Dakota, 57703. 800/456–4461; www.blackhillsgrayline.com. From $68. May–Oct..

Mount Rushmore Tours. Beginning at Fort Hayes on the Dances with Wolves film set and then moving to Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and Crazy Horse Memorial, this nine-hour trip around the Black Hills includes a cowboy show plus breakfast and dinner as options. Guests are responsible for their own lunch at the State Game Lodge. 2255 Fort Hayes Dr., Rapid City, South Dakota, 57702. 888/343–3113; www.mountrushmoretours.com. From $80. Mid-May–mid-Oct..