Reasons Guests Love Our Buffalo Safari Jeep Tours

Our 18-mile-long Wildlife Loop encircles nearly half of Custer State Park’s 71,000 acres. Sometimes, the herd can be seen bounding through public roads - the best part about our park! During those moments, our Jeep Tours simply offer a guide and an open-air vehicle to get to them. But plenty often, the herd travels further into the interior acreage of the Wildlife Loop - which is inaccessible unless you are in one of our state-approved Jeep Wranglers. Our Jeeps have approved access to nearly 2x more miles than the Wildlife Loop alone.

Our guides are knowledgeable and passionate about the herd, park history, and wildlife happenings. By working directly with our park rangers, Park management & the herd manager, they keep a daily pulse on the buffalo, on updates to herd management and happenings, and where wildlife were last spotted.

Informative & Educational

How did Custer State Park's herd grow from 36 original bison? How did burros end up on the Wildlife Loop? Where was President Coolidge's escape tunnel located when he named the State Game Lodge his "Summer White House"? Our guides are Custer State Park guests' resource on not just the wildlife, but the history of Custer State Park.