Private - JEEP Badlands Backcountry (Sage Creek/Sheep Mtn/Scenic)

Private - JEEP Badlands Backcountry (Sage Creek/Sheep Mtn/Scenic)

By Black Hills Open-Top-Tours

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Free cancellation available
8h
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Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Open-Top-Tours is the only company that offers a 'real' Jeep tour of the Badlands famous interior.

Our Jeep Gladiators & Wrangler excursions offer an unforgettable on roads less traveled . . . with bison, deer, prairie dogs and much more. Insider information and history from the area’s most knowledgeable and experienced local guides (who know where the fossils can be found). Information about the Badlands formation, Native Americans of the region and the early 20th century homesteaders of the plains.

We offer Private tours for couples or groups. Tours are all inclusive: National Park Fees, bottled water, snacks and picnic lunch are included.

Tour requires a minimum of two and maximum of six guests. Howerver larger groups can be accomodated.

Activity location

Scenic
- Scenic, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Private Jeep Badlands in English

Earn $28.14
8h
Opening hours: Tue 8:00am-4:00pm
English

Private
Pickup included

Travelers

Language options: English

Price details

$469.00 x 2 Adults$938.00

Total

What's included, what's not

Bottled water
Minimum of 2 and Maximum of 6 guests per Jeep. Larger group tours available.
Snacks
Cold beer included.
Subs/salads/chips. Guests may bring their own food or beverage. (Twist caps and no glass please.)
Gratuities Not Included

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Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Sheep Mountain Table Road

40m
Admission ticket included

Sheep Mtn Table is off the beaten path - not many people get out to explore this area like some other areas in the National Park. It is located next to the famous Stronghold Table (Ghost Dance). It is found in a unique and isolated location, wedged between the North and South Units. Lots of Lakota and Homesteading history . . . and it has great views of the Badlands and distant Black Hills. The road when dry is safe. However, Sheep Mtn Table may not be included if road is wet. *"Sheep Mountain Table Road is a dirt road that should not be driven during or after storms. Four-wheel drive vehicles are recommended, even in dry conditions." - National Park Service

Scenic

Once upon a time upcoming railroad stop - hotels, banks and bars . . . now an empty ghost town.

Ben Reifel Visitor Center

30m
Admission ticket included

This is the main facility in the North Unit of the park. You can talk with rangers, explore museum exhibits, check out the Fossil Preparation Lab and there is time to visit the Badlands Natural History Association bookstore.

Fossil Exhibit Trail

20m
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. Just .25 miles long the trail takes you past 75 million years of history and the animals that once inhabited this land.

Yellow Mounds Overlook

10m
Admission ticket included

These strangely colored mounds are the result of an ancient sea draining away and the chemicals from decaying plants turning the soil yellow. They make for a great photo opportunity.

Pinnacles Overlook

10m
Admission ticket included

This is the highest overlook on the Badlands Loop Road, and it offers some of the most panoramic views. This view displays the expanse of the Sage Creek Wilderness area from which you just came. On clear days, the Black Hills are visible on the horizon. Bison might be visible in the distance. 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.

Roberts Prairie Dog Town

10m
Admission ticket included

First we stop at the Sage Creek Overlook, looking back at the path we have just traveled . . . many think this is the best of all the Park views. We then stop to view the largest prairie-dog town in the accessible areas of Badlands National Park. Other than the mounds of dirt where the prairie dogs have made their homes, the first thing you will likely notice is the high-pitched squeaks and noises coming from the Prairie dogs. Prairie dogs provide habitat for approximately 200 animal and plant species, so keep your eyes open for other wildlife at this pulloff.

Sage Creek Wilderness Area

1h
Admission ticket included

This is a less traveled area of Badlands National Park with unusual scenery and wildlife such as bighorn sheep, bison, black-footed ferrets and prairie dogs. This area is one of the oldest in the Park and most of the badlands formations have eroded away, and the underlying Cretaceous sediments are more suitable for soil development for the grasslands. Because of this and the Sage Creek running through it, you will find wildlife. Bison, sheep, antelope, deer and more (this is the water hole). The roads are less developed but no problem for our Jeep Gladiators.

Location

Activity location

Scenic
- Scenic, South Dakota, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

Perkins American Food Co.
- 1300 North Elk Vale Road
- 57703, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Common Cents Store & Deli
- 3501 South Dakota 44
- 57703, Rapid City, South Dakota, United States

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