AMAZING HISTORY FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

Rock and Pine Adventures provides three-hour guided tours of ancient Native American petroglyphs and pictographs, cavalry campsites and incredible natural wonders in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota.

Prehistoric and historic archaeology, native culture and ancient rock art of the earliest area inhabitants are featured at the “Buffalo Cave” archaeology site. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the petroglyphs carved here on rocky cliffs may date back to as much as 8,000 years ago. Stone teepee rings mark the site of native campsites.


Tours also view the location of the first U.S. Military Fort located within the Black Hills. General George Custer camped in this valley on August 3, 1874 on the southern-most point of his historic expedition into the Black Hills. The Deadwood to Cheyenne stagecoach line traveled through this part of South Dakota in the late 1800s.


Thousands of bison once roamed these prairies. Witness their mark on the land - the amazing “Buffalo Stairs,” where bison hoof prints carved an uphill path in solid stone.


Locally-collected fossils provide evidence that you are in “dinosaur country." Hear how the Black Hills were formed and see some of its geometric land forms. Hear about the wildlife and native vegetation that typifies today's Black Hills.

Tours begin in downtown Edgemont, South Dakota at the Historic Edgemont City Park on Main Street (Second Avenue) at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Transportation is provided to the active working third generation cattle ranch.

Tour group size is limited to 14 people and requires advance notification to reserve the time requested. Approximately two hours of hiking on unimproved nature trails is included. Appropriate hiking gear is required - sturdy hiking shoes, sunscreen, jacket (if cool weather), insect repellent and drinking water. The trails are moderately steep and narrow and the pace will be slow. Not recommended for anyone with a physical disability or health conditions that cannot negotiate vertical stairs. A waiver of liability will be signed by each participant before the tour begins.