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Rushmore Tramway Adventures, Keystone, SD
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Rushmore Tramway Adventures

203 Cemetery Rd · Keystone, SD

Why you should go…

Rushmore Tramway Adventures is an outdoor adventure park in Keystone, South Dakota, about two miles from Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It operates a scenic chairlift, an alpine slide, an 800-foot zipline, an aerial adventure ropes park, a tubing hill, and a jump tower, with on-site dining at George's Grill.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Rushmore Tramway Adventures, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    National Presidential Wax Museum

    Under $25

    A wax museum near Mount Rushmore with lifelike figures of every U.S. president.

    Right next doorSwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Rushmore Borglum Story

    Under $25

    A Keystone, SD museum on Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum, with models, tools and a full-size replica of Lincoln's carved eye.

    0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Tours
    Iconic

    Black Hills Helicopters

    $50+

    Veteran-owned helicopter sightseeing tours over Mount Rushmore, Black Elk Peak, and the Black Hills.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Black Hills Wilderness Edge

    $50+

    ATV and UTV rental outfitter for guided backcountry trail riding near Keystone, South Dakota.

    1.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Black Elk Peak

    $25–$50

    Climb to South Dakota's highest summit, topped by a 1930s stone fire tower with views across the Black Hills.

    5.5 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Needles Highway

    $25–$50

    Drive 14 winding miles past granite spires, Sylvan Lake and narrow rock tunnels in the Black Hills of Custer State Park.

    6.7 mi awayMore like this