Open Year-Round
Winter (Nov–Feb): Tue–Sat 9am–4pm
Located just 1.4 miles north of Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills Aerial Adventures flies Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmore and the Southern Hills all winter long.
Closed for Winter – Now Booking Summer 2027
Rushmore Helicopters has flown from Keystone for more than 25 years, offering the closest views of Mount Rushmore. Winter flights to Mount Rushmore depart from our Crazy Horse Helipad.
Closed for Winter – Now Booking Summer 2027
Located near Badlands National Park in Interior, SD. Choose from five helicopter tours over the Badlands Wall, Cedar Pass and the White River.
6 mile 5-6 min. Our Discovery Flight tour is perfect for those who have never been on a helicopter tour. With an affordable price, you will cover 6 miles of the Black Hills and witness the beauty from the best view possible!
Our 10-mile, 10-minute Crazy Horse tour provides an up close look at one of the state’s most popular monuments.
16 miles 15~ min. Known as the highest point East of the Rocky Mountains, Black Elk Peak is one of the most treasured sights for tourists and locals alike!
30 mile 25~ min. See Mount Rushmore. This flight takes you through the Black Hills and ends with a view of Crazy Horse Memorial.
Take in the beauty of the Southern Black Hills with our 40 mile 35~ min journey that covers Sylvan Lake, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, and Needles Highway
75 mile 50~ min. The Northern, Southern and Central Black Hills have so much to offer! Take in all of the popular views like Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Black Elk Peak, Needles Highway and some of lakes in Custer State Park.
Our 5 mile and 5~ min Discovery Flight tour is perfect for those who have never been on a helicopter tour. At an affordable price, you will enjoy the feeling of flight in the Black Hills and witness the beauty from the best view possible!
This 9 mile, 9~ min flight takes you in front of Mount Rushmore National Memorial at eye level with a beautiful view of our “Shrine of Democracy”. This trip also includes an aerial view of the historic town of Keystone and the pigtail bridges.
This 15 mile, 12~ min flight takes you in front of Mount Rushmore National Memorial at eye level. Then heads over for beautiful views of Horse Thief Lake. This trip also includes an aerial view of the historic town of Keystone and the pigtail bridges.
On this 20-mile, 18-minute flight, see Mt. Rushmore on your way to Black Elk Peak, the tallest point East of the Rocky Mountains with a historic stone fire watchtower. Only accessible by an almost 6 mile hike or by flight. Experience the Cathedral Spires, the Needles, Horse Thief Lake along with Sylvan Lake where National Treasure 2 was filmed.
This 30 miles 25~ min flight allows you to witness both Crazy Horse Memorial and Mt Rushmore. See history in the making. Crazy Horse Memorial on Thunderhead Mountain, a 563 foot tall monument, will become the world’s largest man made sculpture. All this while experiencing the vast beauty of the Black Hills that lies between the two monuments.
This 40-mile, 35-minute flight is a marvelous adventure covering the Southern Black Hills. You’ll see Crazy Horse Memorial, Mt Rushmore National Memorial, portions of Custer State Park, Beautiful Sylvan Lake, Horse Thief Lake, the crest of Black Elk Peak, Cathedral Spires, Needles, Pigtail Bridges. The most beautiful views of the Southern Black Hills.
$529 Per Person
80 mile 55~ min tour. Enjoy an aerial view of a portion of the Northern, Southern and Central Black Hills. Soar eye level to Mt. Rushmore, around Black Elk Peak and Crazy Horse Memorial. This 55 minute tour will also fly over our largest area mountain lakes like Deerfield, Pactola, Sheridan and Sylvan as well as the majestic Cathedral Spires in Custer State Park.
A 5 mile 5-6 min flight over the prairies near the North East edge of the Badlands National Park entrance. This is a great flight for children or anyone wanting to experience the freedom of helicopter flight for the first time.
This 10 mile 8-9 min flight takes you over the formations to the east and gives a glimpse of the Badlands Wall, providing a great overview for the terrain and features of the Badlands.
A 15 mile 12-14 min flight with views of the Badlands terrain to the East showing the breathtaking scenic vistas of the Badlands’ more popular landscapes. This tour features some distant view of the White River which flows South of the National Park.
A 20 mile 18-20 min flight extending eastward and southward to the White River. Experience the natural elements that make up the beauty of the Badlands, with amazing views of the terrain that made the Badlands famous. This flight also includes views of Cedar Pass, as well as the prairies that lie between the formations. Prairie dog towns, bighorn sheep, deer, coyotes and the occasional bison are often seen on this route.
A 30-mile, 27–30 minute flight. See all the Badlands has to offer on this 30 mile flight! This tour will take you along the famous Badlands Wall to the east where you will see magnificent red and orange bands of sandstone from the air, fly along the White River towards the town of Interior and around towering rock formations with expansive views of Cedar Pass along with the Window, Door and Notch hiking areas on your way back.
We believe in Safety as a Core Value. Our companies are FAA Approved Air Carriers operating under Part 91 Authorization for Aerial Tourism.
Our pilots are all carefully selected and trained beyond what is required by the FAA. You are in great hands when you choose us for your adventure!
See Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, the Black Hills and Badlands National Park from the best seat there is — from three helipads, with year-round flights from Crazy Horse.
Black Hills Aerial Adventures has a five star rating on Trip Advisor and is renowned worldwide.
