Little Bighorn Battlefield:
See the battlefield as both sides saw it June 25th 1876 - the Battle of the Greasy Grass
Battlefield Horseback Rides:
See the Battlefield from where Crazy Horse and Custer saw it June 25th, 1876
Overview
You shouldn’t miss this historic opportunity; stare out across this sacred land and truly see the terrain as the warriors and troopers saw it on that legendary June day; Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Over a three hour ride duration, you will follow the Crow scouts and Custer’s 7th to Medicine Tail Coulee, and then re-trace Crazy Horse’s route from the village to Calhoun Hill, stopping at each significant site within the story of the engagement. Follow Crazy Horse and Custer, White Bull and White-Man-Runs-Him, across the hallowed ground between the National Park Service boundaries at the Reno-Benteen Battlefield and Calhoun Hill. Experience Weir Point on the ride from Cedar Coulee into Medicine Tail Coulee, before descending to the Little Bighorn River, which you will cross at the ford. Then ride through the Oglala and Cheyenne village area, and then re-cross the Little Bighorn, tracing Crazy Horse’s movements as he led his men up Deep Coulee towards Calhoun Hill.
Information for a great horseback ride experience:
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Rides are 3 hours long and leave at 8am (avoiding the mid-day heat) for $145 per person.
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Please wear shoes/boots with heels and remember absolutely no flip-flops, sandals or training shoes … no exceptions for any reason. You should wear sunscreen, sunglasses and hat for your own comfort, and bring water, and of course a camera, but also consider your most comfortable way to carry these items (messing with a backpack on horseback is not often convenient!)
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If anyone in your party is 240 lbs or more, please let us know ahead of time. This is not a hard and fast weight restriction, but we do need to be sure the right horses are available for everyone.
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You don’t need to be an experienced rider to enjoy a horseback experience on the Little Bighorn. Crow wranglers at the Little Bighorn are among the best horsemen in the west - they will look after you and be sure you have a great experience, but please remember the wrangler’s word is law and you must adhere to any and all instructions. Failure to do so could result in IMMEDIATE termination of your ride.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This is a tribal wrangler-led ride and while your wranglers are expert horseman, they are not historians.
They will show you locations of places and sites, but this is NOT a historically guided tour
Where: Little Bighorn, Crow Agency, MT
Meeting Place: Info and directions sent to you upon booking
Tribes: Lakota, Cheyenne, Crow
Activity level: You must be fit enough to ride for a three hour period
Duration: 8am - 11am
Cost: $145 per person
NOTES:
Apsaalooke tours are great if you want a quick bus ride around the battlefield for a Battle of Little Bighorn summary. But if you want more from your day at the Custer Battlefield NPS site, call us on 307 699 6015. We have been running the very best Little Bighorn tours for 25 years, and we are happy to offer advice about Little Bighorn Battlefield Lodging; Little Bighorn Battlefield Hours; Little Big Horn National Park Camping; Little Bighorn Battlefield Entrance Fees and even the Little Bighorn National Monument Gift Shop (and other great Little Bighorn souvenir options in the area.
The Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana is possibly the only battlefield site in the US where the monument is dedicated to the losing side. Our tours redress the balance that is so sadly lacking in the official interpretation at the Little Bighorn site. There were never 10,000 warriors at the Little Bighorn, there were never ‘Indians circling the wagons’ like in the Hollywood movies, and although who won the Battle of Little Bighorn is well-known, the Battle of Little Bighorn significance is not.
Come with us and find out the true answers to the searing questions visitors have; what caused the Battle of Little Bighorn, who killed Custer; and how did Custer really die at the Little Bighorn. Perhaps most important… how the ramifications of the fight STILL affect tribal people across the Northern Plains even today?
RIDE the Little Bighorn? Let's go!
