Mount Coolidge Lookout Tower Scrapbook Page

The Mount Coolidge Lookout Tower is the highest point you can reach by vehicle in Custer State Park. The only other higher point with a lookout is Harney Peak, which you have to hike to. The drive up Mount Coolidge is a little scary as the dirt road hugs the curvy mountainside, but once at the top the views are great!

The the top there is an active lookout station with a viewing platform, as well as other areas for you to take in the views.

From the viewing platform, you can see about 80 miles away, and the scopes on the platorm can help you identify features in the lasdscape - we could see the Badlands, Crazy Horse Monument, and Harney Peak (the highest point in the US east of the Rockies, which we would hike to the next day.)

This was a quick stop for us and took us less than an hour to drive up, look around, and drive back down. The road to the lookout is easily accessible from the main road in Custer, and well marked with signs.

I created 2 layouts for this stop, which had such great views that it was hard to narrow down the photos, but I ended up with these: 

Thanks for looking!