Rock and Pine
Adventure Tours
You will have the opportunity
to travel on the trails of early inhabitants of the southern Black Hills.
Buffalo Cave Rock Art
Tour
This tour covers the
prehistoric and historic archaeology, native culture and natural beauty of the
southern Black Hills area. Visit the site
and view the ancient rock art of the earliest inhabitants to the Black Hills at
the “Buffalo Cave” archaeology site.
This site is on the National Register of Historic Places. There you will find petroglyphs on rock
cliffs that may
date back as early as 8000 years ago. See the ancient campsites evident by the stone tepee rings where
natives made their stone tools and lived a hard but simple life. The Buffalo Cave tour will also stop at the
location of the first US Military Fort located within the Black Hills. Visit the location where George A. Custer
camped on August 3, 1874 and the route he traveled to the southern most point
of his historic expedition to the Black Hills.
Drive by the route used by the Deadwood to Cheyenne stagecoach line in
the late 1800’s. See the vast plains
where thousands of bison once roamed and witness their mark on the land. The tour will visit the “Buffalo Stairs” a
place where the bison themselves ground their hoof prints in stone.
The tour will also
take in the prehistoric times with a display of fossils found in this
area. Evidence that you are in
“dinosaur country” will be explained.
Hear how the Black Hills were formed and see some of its geometric land
forms. Hear about the wildlife and
native vegetation that is present today on this location.
Buffalo Cave tour
will be a guided tour on an active working third generation cattle ranch. The tours will run twice daily, starting at
9:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The tour will last approximately 3 hours in
total length and transportation will be provided to the locations. The starting
point will be at the Historic Edgemont City Park on Main Street (2nd
Avenue) in Edgemont, SD. Tour group
size will be limited to 14 people and will require advance notification to
reserve your spot on the tour at the time requested. There will be approximately 2 hours of hiking on unimproved
nature trails. Appropriate hiking gear
will be required. You will need hiking
shoes, sunscreen, jacket (if cool weather), insect repellent and drinking water
for this hike. 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 tour begins.
$25 per
adult
$20 per adult with 5 or more in the group with a
maximum of 14
$12.50 per child 12 years and younger
The driving/walking tour is 3 hours in length
Tours
available year round by appointment.
Rock and Pine Adventures, LLC
John and Janet Koller
P.O. Box 715, Edgemont, SD 57735
Phone 605-662-7332
email: rockandpine@hotmail.com
