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Badlands Premium Hard Top Van Tour - Private

By Black Hills Open-Top-Tours
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $699 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

During a government shutdown, Badlands and Mount Rushmore remains open and accessible to the public, but all services provided by the National Park Service (NPS) are suspended. The extent of the impact can vary based on the specifics of the shutdown, but past incidents provide a clear precedent for what to expect.
Concessionaire operations: Third-party vendors who operate facilities like restaurants and gift shops (e.g., Xanterra) may remain open and provide limited services, including restrooms. These are privately-run services and are not affected by the government shutdown.
State funding: During previous shutdowns, the state of South Dakota and private donors stepped in to provide funding to keep the memorial open and restore some services. In a 2023 budget standoff, South Dakota officials secured a deal with the NPS to keep some areas open.

Activity location

  • Delta-09 Missile Silo
    • Interstate 90 Exit 116
    • 57790, Wall, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Perkins American Food Co.
    • 1300 North Elk Vale Road
    • 57703, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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Badlands - Public Tour
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00am
Price details
$699.00 x 1 Adult$699.00
Total
Price is $699.00

What's included, what's not

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    Local guide
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    Hotel pickup and drop-off
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    Picnic lunch - subs and fixings (you may bring your own lunch & beverage).
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    Bottled water
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    National Park fees
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    All taxes, fees and handling charges
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    Snacks
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    Gratuities

Know before you book

  • 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

Activity itinerary

Delta-09 Missile Silo
  • 30m
From 1963 until the early 1990s, the missile silo at Delta-09 contained a fully operational Minuteman Missile, bearing a 1.2 megaton nuclear warhead. The Delta-09 missile silo was one of 150 spread across western South Dakota. In total there were 1,000 Minuteman missiles deployed from the 1960's into the early 1990's. Visitors can now tour the site daily. The launch facility consists of a silo 12 feet in diameter and 80 feet deep made of reinforced concrete with a steel-plate liner. The door to the silo has been welded and fitted with a glass roof, and an unarmed missile placed inside. For safety reasons, tours are not conducted underground. In addition to the missile and silo, visitors will see support structures such as antennas and motion sensors.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
  • 30m
Short stop at location of 1950'-60's Nuclear Missile Site. Small museum provides exhibits of the 'Duck and Cover' days. During the Cold War, a vast arsenal of nuclear missiles were placed in the Great Plains. Hidden in plain sight, for thirty years 1,000 missiles were kept on constant alert; hundreds remain today. The Minuteman Missile remains an iconic weapon in the American nuclear arsenal. It holds the power to destroy civilization, but is meant as a nuclear deterrent to maintain peace and prevent war. *No Tours on Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays (Closed)
Badlands National Park
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Badlands Loop Road (SD 240) is a spectacular way to see the North Unit of Badlands National Park. This two-lane paved road is wide and safe and does include viewing wildlife along the Loop Road. We drive carefully, stopping to use overlooks and pull-outs. There are over a dozen spectacular overlooks and trailheads, we stop at the best ones to explore and take photos.
Door Trail
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
A wheelchair-accessible ¼ mile boardwalk leads through a break in the Badlands Wall known as “the Door” to a panoramic view of the Badlands. You have the option to explore the trail. The maintained trail ends and continues onto Badlands bedrock, with yellow posts marking the primitive portion of the trail.
Ben Reifel Visitor Center
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The Ben Reifel Visitor Center is the main facility in the North Unit of the park. You can stop by to talk with rangers, explore museum exhibits, check out the Fossil Preparation Lab, or visit the Badlands Natural History Association bookstore.
Fossil Exhibit Trail
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
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 please feel free to touch.
Pinnacles Overlook
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
This 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 to gather. This is also a lambing area for Bighorn sheep in late April to early May, so it’s not unusual to see lambs traversing the rocky slopes of the Badlands.
Wall Drug
  • 30m
One of the world’s most well-known tourist attractions, it’s hard to believe Wall Drug Store got its start with something many wouldn’t even turn their heads at today … the promise of free ice water. But in fact, the Husteads turned free ice water into a million-dollar idea with a little determination, quick thinking and a lot of signs. Signs with catchy jingles like “Get a soda . . . Get a root beer . . . turn next corner . . . Just as near . . . To Highway 16 & 14. . . Free Ice Water. . . Wall Drug” drew weary travelers into the small-town drug store to enjoy a refreshing break. Today, more than 2 million visitors a year stop at the popular roadside attraction for a meal or activity, 5 cent coffee, and ice water – which is still free.
The Black Hills
  • 2h
As we drive to the Badlands and back you will have distant views of the famous Black Hills to the west and the Prairie Grasslands to the east. And as we approach the Park you will be able to discern the barren dessert tables of the Park. Many stops for rest and bathrooms breaks.

Location

Activity location

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    Delta-09 Missile Silo
    • Interstate 90 Exit 116
    • 57790, Wall, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Perkins American Food Co.
    • 1300 North Elk Vale Road
    • 57703, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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