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October 2024 by Иван Иванович
A very rare unusual place. Beautiful view of the Valley. Walking around the tower took an hour.
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October 2024 by spencer yosko
One of the most awe-inspiring monuments in the USA, surprisingly serene to just walk around and take in the sheer scale of it. Really cool to see it slowly rising out of the trees on the drive towards it. Just respect the Natives by not taking photos of what’s on the trees.
Toilets: Restrooms near the visitors center
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October 2024 by Lynn Cirillo
Great perimeter walk, beautiful sights of nature and wildlife, definitely worth visiting.
Toilets: Over by the campground, the bathrooms are pristine. By the visitor center, they smell terrible.
Dog-friendliness: Although there are 'no pet' signs for the walk around the perimeter, people ignore the signs and take their dogs anyway. Very disappointing.
Picnic area: Great picnic areas, well kept.
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October 2024 by Allison Cook
So cool to see in person finally. Ever since the movie Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind.
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October 2024 by Travis Shelton Sawdust Slayer
Really cool tree stump or giant bear scratches
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October 2024 by Bernice Seminole
I am Native American. We consider this place as sacred, so when I come here, I come to pray. It's a beautiful place but what's so disheartening is, it's a tourist trap & the people who climb it. It's sad how the tourists bring interruption & interference to a place we come to pray.
Playground: No playgrounds here.
Toilets: Restrooms are down below the Visitor Center and for those of us who are disabled, it's hard getting down the stairs.
Dog-friendliness: I think you have to keep animals on a leash.
Picnic area: I didn't notice any picnic tables but that doesn't mean there aren't any somewhere. I am disabled this year so I didn't get to walk around
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October 2024 by Brian West
Playground: Noye
Toilets: Yes not sure
Dog-friendliness: Not sure
Picnic area: No
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October 2024 by Sam Marsh
Magnificent and amazing!! We arrived late. Most visitors were leaving. We took the 1&1/2 mile walk around the monument. It was so nice. Quiet, just wind in the trees.
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October 2024 by Leo Kong
Great scenery place and picnic isn't that good...only good if it's family camping...it's sad you can't even have a camp fire at night to enjoy with family or grill anything...
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October 2024 by Lee Adams
Breathtaking! Should be a trip everyone makes if you are going through SD.
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October 2024 by Alex Smith
Really awesome park, one of our favorites from our trip. Definitely worth a stop if you’re in the area. Beautiful monument, beautiful wildlife.
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October 2024 by S K
An amazing work of God.
Toilets: Public restrooms are available
Picnic area: There is a pavilion to set at.
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October 2024 by Jonathan Clark
Enjoyable National Park with nice hiking trails.
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October 2024 by M G
Amazing site, gorgeous at sunrise. It’s fun to see climbers preparing to scale the side. It made me miss climbing and thinking maybe I should come back next year to climb it.
The guy in the visitor’s center 10/26/24 morning was super rude. He is desperate for some customer service training. I asked if he would get a T-shirt down for me and he said no. I said please, and he shoved it into my hand. Moments later, I was looking at a shelf and he said “coming through” and I had no idea where to move or how I could be out of his way. He barged past me anyway.
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October 2024 by ERIC MCLEOD
We did the 1.6 mile path. It was a very nice experience. The path is paved, there is one part that is slippery even when dry. I think it is on the north side between the trailhead and the picture spot.
