Rushmore Tramway Adventures

Fun time, but be careful. This place has a ‘ski lift’ to take you to the top of a hill with some nice views of the surrounding Black Hills. At the top they have a small snack shack and of course the start to the Alpine Slide. This is a fun activity and my daughter and I went down twice together. They have two separate runs, with one allowing two people to go at a time. Our first run was a blast and we both had a good time. Our second run didn’t go so well however. We went into the second corner a little quick and ended up tipping over (you control the brake!). This resulted in some serious loss of skin unfortunately. So remember, you control your speed, and on this ride you can crash.

The alpine slides are so fun!!! The closest alpine slides to our home are over 5 hours away, so we were excited to see some in Keystone. They are spendy, but we looked into the prices before our trip, so it wasn’t a surprise. We spent $ 80 on 10 slides (2x each for our family of 5).
Tip: Be sure to take some time and explore the park at the top! It’s a breathtaking view! There is also a restaurant at the top. We intended on eating lunch there that day, between our slide rides, but the weather didn’t cooperate and we went later in the afternoon :(.

It was fun and a nice view! It was a little pricey for just one ride, $ 12 a pop is a lot of a family of 4! The kids loved it and wanted to go again but I am a teacher and single mom and can’t do that multiple times. I wish we could of gone more.

The zip line was awesome! My 8 year old son was a little scared and the staff talked to him and got him through his fear. Well worth the cost. The ropes course was great and it is something that pushes you and when you are finished you feel confident and proud of yourself for completing it. If you have kids make sure they are 50 lbs and at least 7 years old otherwise they won’t be able to do all that is offered.

Expensive– $ 10 a pop, but totally worth it. Ski lift gives a few good views of Mt. Rushmore. At the top be sure to explore various viewpoints & the natural waterfalls. Teens work & could care less, but it’s a safe environment. Slide downs definitely a thrill! Don’t be afraid of speed. Needs a facelift.

Everyone that worked here was extremely helpful and nice! The trip is well worth it and my family would return in a heart beat! Memories to be made doing the aerial park and the alpine slide was an experience I have never done. Worth every penny.

Wow!!! What a really fun and affordable place to visit in South Dakota! I found out about this place when I was researching things to do in South Dakota (besides Mount Rushmore). I’m so glad I found this place. They have so many things you can do. You can do a scenic chairlift to the top and eat at their café, which faces Mount Rushmore ($ 9). You can also do the alpine slide ($ 12), which comes with a scenic chairlift ride to the top. Finally, they have a ropes course ($ 39) and a zipline ($ 15). I’ve done ziplining and a ropes course before, so we decided to do the alpine slide. They have a military discount so our tickets were only $ 10. I’ve done enough chairlifts in my life as an active skiier so that wasn’t too amazing, but still WAY better than walking all that way to the top. After checking out Mount Rushmore from the café (man are those faces tiny), my husband and I took the alpine slide down. What I really like is that they have two lanes so you can race down to the bottom. I thought the slide was SO much fun. It was definitely worth the $ 10, especially considering that you get to control how fast or slow you go, which is nice. We didn’t have time to check out more of the place because we were on a schedule, but I could definitely see coming back to try ziplining and/​or the ropes course. In sum, a great way to spend part of your day in Keystone.

We had SO MUCH FUN on this! Sure, it is a bit of a splurge, but kids and adults alike both loved it and it was truly fun and had a great view from up-​top the ski-​lift. They do have a little restaurant up there with some sandwiches, etc and it was actually pretty decently priced. Very nice job with the landscaping up there, too. They do have photo ops on the ski-​lift for a pretty penny. Our photo turned out great though, so we splurged on a copy. Overall, it was super fun, and we would definitely do this again.

Pay $ 10 (…or $ 3 if you’re under 7). Get butt swept up onto a ski lift (…except this is a SLIDE lift). Enjoy the view. Smile for the camera. Jump off and get the heck out of the way. Break the bank on slide lift picture… or not. Turn right. Choose a line… left for slow, right for FAST. Take the slide mobile and place it on the track. And, for Heaven’s sake… if you’re over 12, live a little and keep your hand off the brake. (…but, it is kinda nice to know if panic sets in you can slow your butt down). Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
When I reached the bottom, I was really wishing I was a brave 6 year so I could go three times for the price of one!