"Beautiful Rushmore Caves" Top 5 Page for this destination South Dakota Things to Do Tip by Yaqui

South Dakota Things to Do: 173 reviews and 269 photos

This is a wonderful place to see some of the area's finest stalactite cave, stalagmites, ribbons, helectities, and so many other beautiful formations that only mother nature can produce. I throughly enjoyed this tour. The guides were great and informative. It was so wonderous to see such beauty from so far below. Approx. a 1 hours tour too!

I was very afraid about entering the tour, because they warn visitors it is very close quarters. I didn't not want to disappoint John, but didn't want to ruin the tour if I need to go back.

Great Tip for those who don't like close quarters: Stay in the very back of the tour. I did this and I was completely fine. It helped feel like I had room to breath from the others. It's funny, the tour guide said he was going to remember this when he gets others, so they can stay part of the tours. He said he had so many that couldn't continue.

All Ages Welcome
Adults (13yrs+): $8.50
Children (5 - 12yrs): $5.00
Children (4 and under): Free
Discounts are available for AAA, AARP, Active Duty Military.
Coupons are found in many local tourism publications.

Hours of Operation and Tour Schedule
8 am to 8 pm - June, July and August.
9 am to 5 pm May, September and October.

The guiding principle is that no visitor shall wait more than 20 minutes.
Average waiting time is 10 minutes or less.
When things get busy they schedule additional tours to meet visitor flow.