"One of America's Great Natural Landmarks" Top 5 Page for this destination Devils Tower by mrclay2000

Devils Tower Travel Guide: 71 reviews and 169 photos

entrance sign at ranger booth - Devils Tower

The Spirit of Native America

This wonderful structure, the odd remnants of an ancient volcano, sits atop a prairie land that is gently carved by the Belle Fourche River and complemented by similar but much smaller towers known as the Little Missouri Buttes.

This is rattlesnake country by day, mule deer country by night. During the same time Devils Tower changes colors with the sun, from a glow of orange/red at sunrise, to yellow by mid-morning, to silver/gray/white under the midday sun, to an awesome ebony silhouette after nightfall. If you are fortunate enough to visit after dark, when the sun has disappeared but still affords a glow at the horizon, the Tower's magnitude dominates the landscape by twilight much more so than by day.

No view of the Tower is the same. The tour around even at a leisurely pace takes less than an hour. Watch for climbers and ladders going to the top, note the fallen boulders at the base, and keep to the path.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Views are everchanging, close enough to touch
Cons:Over two hours away from closest other attraction, Mt Rushmore
In a nutshell:Not complete without visit to Mt Rushmore

Last visit to Devils Tower: Sep 2001
Intro Updated Jan 18, 2003
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial - Devils Tower

Not Quite Linked but Still Associated Off The Beaten Path (2)

Though it is over 2 1/2 hours away by car, most people who visit Devils Tower will venture all the way to Mount Rushmore... more travel advice

Sorcerer's Apprentice Off The Beaten Path (2)

About 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore and a few miles north of Custer SD on US-16 is the still incomplete memorial... more travel advice

climbers dwarfed by the Tower - Devils Tower

The Face Always Changes Favorites (6)

Whether inspecting for the minutest detail or backing off for a general perspective, you cannot visit Devils Tower and... more travel advice

Not only the Colors but the Angles Favorites (6)

As depicted elsewhere, the moods of Devils Tower change with the hour, the weather and the angle. No two views are the... more travel advice

Local Customs (1)
Indians were first. Respect the Native...
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filipdebont Jun 23, 2007 at 3:37 AM

It must be a great experience to see this devils tower
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ophiro Mar 17, 2007 at 9:27 AM

hi ! looks like a beautiful place. see you
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roamer61 Feb 9, 2007 at 5:51 AM

Nice photos. I read Devils Tower celebrated its 100th Anniversary as a National Monument. Oh, and btw, see any UFOs there Mike? lol.
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toonsarah Jul 17, 2006 at 11:48 AM

Heading this way in September so many thanks for the helpful tips. Will definitely check out Crazy Horse.
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PinkFloydActuary May 26, 2006 at 5:01 AM

Nice pictures. I need to get back here someday - we really rushed through the park :(
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Rabbityama Oct 22, 2005 at 5:59 PM

I went to Devil's Tower years ago. It really is amazing! Nice tips!
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iandsmith Mar 17, 2005 at 10:11 PM

Interesting stuff, especially about Crazy Horse which I recall seeing on TV one time.
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grandmaR Oct 14, 2004 at 8:58 PM

I remember seeing Devils Tower when I was 10 in 1948 when our parents drove us out to Colorado to visit our grandmother. Didn't get close to it.
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herzog63 Dec 11, 2003 at 3:08 PM

Snakes! Why did you have to mention Snakes? I couldn't find any of those ancient ladders...BANG!! Oh sorry, you said don't shoot....LOL
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andal13 Nov 9, 2003 at 4:01 PM

Awesome place... Mother Nature always surprises us. The pictures show the Tower... but where is the Devil? ;-)))