Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour of Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Badlands and Custer State Park
by GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide)
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This self-guided audio driving tour covers multiple routes through the Black Hills region in Wyoming. The tour plays automatically on your device based on GPS location and includes over 535 narrated points such as mountain landscapes, canyons, forests, unique rock formations in Badlands National Park, the Mount Rushmore carvings, and wildlife in Custer State Park. The tour allows you to travel at your own pace, spending as much time as you want at each site. It works offline after download, so no cell service or WiFi is needed. The driving routes range from about 4 to 12 hours in total duration. Suggested itineraries are available for half-day, full-day, or multiple days, but you may customize your own route. Included are detailed directions, local stories, and travel tips that start playing automatically as you reach each location. The audio tour is a one-time purchase with lifetime access and free updates. Support is provided via toll-free phone, chat, and email. The tour highlights areas including the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Custer State Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Badlands National Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, Keystone, Rapid City, Sylvan Lake, Iron Mountain Road, Bridal Veil Falls, Deadwood, Roughlock Falls State Nature Area, Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, Badlands Wall, Door Trail, Fossil Exhibit Trail, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Yellow Mounds Overlook, and Wind Cave National Park. Vehicle size restrictions apply on some roads due to tunnel height limits. The app supports connection via Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, or Bluetooth for in-car audio playback.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
The Black Hills
The audio commentary plays based on your GPS location and allows you to tailor the itinerary to your interests and schedule. Trip planners provide suggested routes for half-day, full-day, or multiple days. This area includes many key highlights covered by the tour.
24 min
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
This memorial features the large carved faces of four U.S. presidents. The tour highlights the scale and depth of the sculptures, which are well known from media but can be appreciated in person for their size and detail.
15 min
Custer State Park
Drive through rolling prairie hills with open grasslands and pine forests. The main route is 18 miles long and usually takes at least one hour, but wildlife spotting can extend visits to three hours or more. Side roads branching off the main route are included for further exploration.
20 min
Devils Tower National Monument
Recognized as the nation’s first National Monument, Devils Tower holds spiritual significance for Native American groups. It gained pop culture recognition as the featured landmark in the 1970s film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
25 min
Badlands National Park
The park includes prairie grasslands and distinctive rock formations. The tour covers these landscapes along with the Black Hills’ mountains, canyons, and forests.
30 min
Crazy Horse Memorial
Started in 1948, this large sculpture on Thunderhead Mountain honors Sioux and Northern Plains native peoples through the figure of Crazy Horse.
20 min
Keystone
This town, once a mining boomtown, is the closest community to Mount Rushmore. It has hotels, restaurants, cafes, and shops for souvenirs.
10 min
Rapid City
Rapid City serves as a hub for three scenic drives in South Dakota and is a common base for accommodations and local exploration.
20 min
Sylvan Lake
Located along route 87, Sylvan Lake includes a relatively easy 1.1 mile trail around the lake that takes about 45 minutes to complete. The trail passes grassy shores, calm lake water, and granite formations rising from the water. It also serves as the starting point for the Black Elk Peak trail, a 7 mile loop that climbs 1100 feet to South Dakota’s highest point.
10 min
Iron Mountain Road
This final 45-minute segment toward Mount Rushmore includes tunnels, pigtail bridges, scenic lookouts, and 314 curves. The view through Scovel Tunnel reveals the four presidential faces aligned like a postcard.
10 min
Bridal Veil Falls
This 60-foot narrow waterfall is located beside the road in Spearfish Canyon. A viewing platform allows easy photo opportunities.
10 min
Deadwood
Famous for its gold rush history and notable historical figures, Deadwood is an iconic wild-west town with a 120-minute recommended visit.
120 min
Roughlock Falls State Nature Area
Accessible from Savoy on Spearfish Canyon Road, this site features a waterfall reached by boardwalk and a one-mile walking trail along the stream starting at Spearfish Lodge.
60 min
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Spearfish Canyon is a 19 mile stretch of road featuring waterfalls and limestone walls that rise 1000 feet high. This drive links the town of Spearfish with Savoy and Cheyenne Crossing, following Spearfish Creek along the entire route.
60 min
Badlands Wall
During the drive through Badlands, the route passes the Upper and Lower Prairie separated by a geological barrier called the Wall.
30 min
Door Trail
The 3/4 mile Door Trail follows a boardwalk to a notch in the rock called the Door, leading hikers into Badlands rock formations. A shorter 1/4 mile Window Trail is also available.
60 min
Fossil Exhibit Trail
This 0.25 mile boardwalk trail presents stories about fossils found in the park, preserved by ideal conditions that buried animal, plant, and insect remains in mud silt. Fossil discoveries continue to occur.
60 min
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
This site offers a shift in focus to Cold War history, with a visitor center museum and access to decommissioned nuclear missile silos and control centers.
60 min
Yellow Mounds Overlook
The overlook provides a view of buttes and erosion patterns with uniquely colored mounds in bands of yellow, beige, and pink formed from weathered ocean mud.
20 min
Wind Cave National Park
Featuring two cave systems, this stop requires side trips off the main Black Hills Loop route. The tour provides directions to these locations and details on visiting before returning to the main route.
5 min
Meeting point
Start at (on the I-90 arriving from the East or from the West) or join anywhere along the tour route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour" and follow the instructions to download now over Wi-Fi/cell service. Then, preview the start location/s and tour route in the app.
End point
From Rapid City, you can join any of the scenic driving loops from downtown, with directions provided in the audio. Search your email for “Download Audio Tour,” then preview the route in the app.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour of Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Badlands and Custer State Park
by GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide)
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$29.99Overview
This self-guided audio driving tour covers multiple routes through the Black Hills region in Wyoming. The tour plays automatically on your device based on GPS location and includes over 535 narrated points such as mountain landscapes, canyons, forests, unique rock formations in Badlands National Park, the Mount Rushmore carvings, and wildlife in Custer State Park. The tour allows you to travel at your own pace, spending as much time as you want at each site. It works offline after download, so no cell service or WiFi is needed. The driving routes range from about 4 to 12 hours in total duration. Suggested itineraries are available for half-day, full-day, or multiple days, but you may customize your own route. Included are detailed directions, local stories, and travel tips that start playing automatically as you reach each location. The audio tour is a one-time purchase with lifetime access and free updates. Support is provided via toll-free phone, chat, and email. The tour highlights areas including the Black Hills, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Custer State Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Badlands National Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, Keystone, Rapid City, Sylvan Lake, Iron Mountain Road, Bridal Veil Falls, Deadwood, Roughlock Falls State Nature Area, Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, Badlands Wall, Door Trail, Fossil Exhibit Trail, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, Yellow Mounds Overlook, and Wind Cave National Park. Vehicle size restrictions apply on some roads due to tunnel height limits. The app supports connection via Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, or Bluetooth for in-car audio playback.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
The Black Hills
The audio commentary plays based on your GPS location and allows you to tailor the itinerary to your interests and schedule. Trip planners provide suggested routes for half-day, full-day, or multiple days. This area includes many key highlights covered by the tour.
24 min
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
This memorial features the large carved faces of four U.S. presidents. The tour highlights the scale and depth of the sculptures, which are well known from media but can be appreciated in person for their size and detail.
15 min
Custer State Park
Drive through rolling prairie hills with open grasslands and pine forests. The main route is 18 miles long and usually takes at least one hour, but wildlife spotting can extend visits to three hours or more. Side roads branching off the main route are included for further exploration.
20 min
Devils Tower National Monument
Recognized as the nation’s first National Monument, Devils Tower holds spiritual significance for Native American groups. It gained pop culture recognition as the featured landmark in the 1970s film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
25 min
Badlands National Park
The park includes prairie grasslands and distinctive rock formations. The tour covers these landscapes along with the Black Hills’ mountains, canyons, and forests.
30 min
Crazy Horse Memorial
Started in 1948, this large sculpture on Thunderhead Mountain honors Sioux and Northern Plains native peoples through the figure of Crazy Horse.
20 min
Keystone
This town, once a mining boomtown, is the closest community to Mount Rushmore. It has hotels, restaurants, cafes, and shops for souvenirs.
10 min
Rapid City
Rapid City serves as a hub for three scenic drives in South Dakota and is a common base for accommodations and local exploration.
20 min
Sylvan Lake
Located along route 87, Sylvan Lake includes a relatively easy 1.1 mile trail around the lake that takes about 45 minutes to complete. The trail passes grassy shores, calm lake water, and granite formations rising from the water. It also serves as the starting point for the Black Elk Peak trail, a 7 mile loop that climbs 1100 feet to South Dakota’s highest point.
10 min
Iron Mountain Road
This final 45-minute segment toward Mount Rushmore includes tunnels, pigtail bridges, scenic lookouts, and 314 curves. The view through Scovel Tunnel reveals the four presidential faces aligned like a postcard.
10 min
Bridal Veil Falls
This 60-foot narrow waterfall is located beside the road in Spearfish Canyon. A viewing platform allows easy photo opportunities.
10 min
Deadwood
Famous for its gold rush history and notable historical figures, Deadwood is an iconic wild-west town with a 120-minute recommended visit.
120 min
Roughlock Falls State Nature Area
Accessible from Savoy on Spearfish Canyon Road, this site features a waterfall reached by boardwalk and a one-mile walking trail along the stream starting at Spearfish Lodge.
60 min
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
Spearfish Canyon is a 19 mile stretch of road featuring waterfalls and limestone walls that rise 1000 feet high. This drive links the town of Spearfish with Savoy and Cheyenne Crossing, following Spearfish Creek along the entire route.
60 min
Badlands Wall
During the drive through Badlands, the route passes the Upper and Lower Prairie separated by a geological barrier called the Wall.
30 min
Door Trail
The 3/4 mile Door Trail follows a boardwalk to a notch in the rock called the Door, leading hikers into Badlands rock formations. A shorter 1/4 mile Window Trail is also available.
60 min
Fossil Exhibit Trail
This 0.25 mile boardwalk trail presents stories about fossils found in the park, preserved by ideal conditions that buried animal, plant, and insect remains in mud silt. Fossil discoveries continue to occur.
60 min
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
This site offers a shift in focus to Cold War history, with a visitor center museum and access to decommissioned nuclear missile silos and control centers.
60 min
Yellow Mounds Overlook
The overlook provides a view of buttes and erosion patterns with uniquely colored mounds in bands of yellow, beige, and pink formed from weathered ocean mud.
20 min
Wind Cave National Park
Featuring two cave systems, this stop requires side trips off the main Black Hills Loop route. The tour provides directions to these locations and details on visiting before returning to the main route.
5 min
Meeting point
Start at (on the I-90 arriving from the East or from the West) or join anywhere along the tour route. After booking, search your email for “Download Audio Tour" and follow the instructions to download now over Wi-Fi/cell service. Then, preview the start location/s and tour route in the app.
End point
From Rapid City, you can join any of the scenic driving loops from downtown, with directions provided in the audio. Search your email for “Download Audio Tour,” then preview the route in the app.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.