presidential trail

The Presidential Trail winds just under the 4 faces of Mount Rushmore thro the Black Hills National Forest. Great hike and not to rough.....definitely worth it.

Walking all that way to get to the main site can be somewhat infuriating, luckily there is lots of beautiful things to see on the way.

I have visited here many time growing up. The last time was in July 2013 for our honeymoon. It is a great hike, however, make sure to go the left side up. It is much easier. The right has a bunch of stairs to climb and is much easier to do when going down!

getting so up close and personal to the monument was so incredible. kids loved it too! really a great small hike, non strenuous, excellent photo ops

Have to do this, you can see different angles of the presidents and some background of them ! Parts of the trail were closed but did not miss a beat !

From the visitor center you seem so very far away from the sculptures. Take this trail and you wind up very close to them and they look absolutely huge.

The trail give you a better view of the monument and it has some history posters. It does not go to the top but very good anyways.

If you want an easy trail, go to the left. A short walk with easy terrain. You can still get up close for some great pictures.

This was a very easy loop that took us closer to the faces than we would have seen from the amphitheater. We rented the headsets, which were well worth the $5. We had the entire trail to ourselves, as it was the off-season. I'm really glad we came when we did, because the weather was wonderful and I'm not much of one for crowds.I also liked seeing the heads from the different angles (because of the walking. . . )

I am a 60-year-old woman with one replaced knee and one bad knee. I had no problems with this trail. Many of the stairs are down and all have good railings and plenty of places to stop and pace yourself. The views were great - I am so glad I did this.

Great views of otherwise not seen. Gives more perspective on size and artistry. Beautiful on a fall day.

Grab your audio tour device and take the walk. Its worth every step. The views you get of the Mountain are worth the trip alone. The enhanced history lesson included with the audio tour device was icing on the cake.

This trail really makes Mt. Rushmore interesting and fun for kids. The stairs can be a bit much for young ones, but our 3 year-old handled it well.

The walkway gave you a chance to get a little closer to the monument. Though it would be awesome to go up and around the back and see the unfinished "monument hall"

The trail was a beautiful walk. We had gone there in the evening and it was a nice walk being it was cooler. My granddaughter and I really enjoyed being that close to the monuments.