Devils Tower National Monument
Wyoming
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
5.6 h fully dark
Hikes
Easy
🟢
Crowds
low
Open today
Open
Entrance
$25
Stage 2 Burn Restrictions
All campfires are prohibited. All outdoor fires, including, but not limited to, trash fires, charcoal fires, portable stoves, lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized liquid fuel or fully enclosed (sheepherder type) stove and open fire branding activities are prohibited. Smoking shall be restricted to inside vehicles.
Stoplight In Use due to Limited Parking
Limited Parking at the Visitor Center is monitored by the use of a Stoplight. This light helps meter traffic so that parking spots are available for visitors. Stoplight generally in effect from 10 am to 4 pm. Wait times vary daily.
Temporary closure of some rock climbing routes to protect falcon nesting sites.
NORTHEAST FACE climbing routes, the NORTHEAST EDGES of the TOWER SUMMIT, and the NORTH FACE RAPPEL routes are CLOSED. Climbers should be aware of territorial aggression from nesting falcons. If falcons exhibit defensive or distressed behavior, descend off the Tower at the next safe opportunity and report the incident to a ranger or other park employee. Closure effective on May 1, 2026. Routes including and between Adrenaline Surfer and Dr. Zen are CLOSED.
Official NPS alert →The Tower is an astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the prairie surrounding the Black Hills. It is considered sacred by Northern Plains Indians and indigenous people. Hundreds of parallel cracks make it one of the finest crack climbing areas in North America. Devils Tower entices us to learn more, explore more and define our place in the natural and cultural world.
Activities
Topics
Entrance fees
$25.00 — Entrance - Private Vehicle
$20.00 — Entrance - Motorcycle
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$25.00 — Commercial Entrance - Sedan
$40.00 — Commercial Entrance - Van
$40.00 — Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus
$100.00 — Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach
Hours & seasons
Park roads and trails are open 24 hours/day. This visitor center bookstore is open on a limited basis. The Belle Fourche River Campground is open mid-May to mid-October.
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 3074675283
✉ deto_interpretation@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec
Typical crowds: low
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 77°F
☀️ 90°/55°
☁️ 86°/54°
☁️ 98°/61°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
2%
Feb
3%
Mar
7%
Apr
12%
May
39%
Jun
87%
Jul
100%
Aug
92%
Sep
58%
Oct
23%
Nov
6%
Dec
4%
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Live conditions
Things to do
Hike the Red Beds Loop Trail · 2.8 mi
Walk the Tower Trail Loop · 1.3 mi
Watch for Wildlife at Prairie Dog Town · <p>Watch for wildlife around prairie dog town for a few minutes or a few hours!</p>
Stargaze at Joyner Ridge · <p>As long as you like. Typically, you should allow your eyes 30 minutes to adjust to the dark. </p>
🟢 Hike South Side Trail · 0.6 mi · <p>Combining other trails with Southside Trail can take your hike from a brief stroll to a few hours.</p>
Hike Valley View Trail · 0.6 mi · Combining other trails with Valley View Trail can take your hike from a brief stroll to a few hours.
Eat Lunch at the Devils Tower Picnic Area · <p>There are no time restrictions in the picnic area. A typical visit is one to two hours. </p>
Hike Joyner Ridge Trail · 1.5 mi · <p>This is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) loop trail that begins and ends at the same trailhead, or segments can be done as out-and-backs. </p>
Campgrounds
Belle Fourche River Campground · 45 sites · first-come
Visitor centers
Devils Tower National Monument Visitor Center
Accessibility
1 accessible campground(s)
7 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Parking
Lower Gravel Lot · 97 accessible spaces
Upper Paved Lot
Visitor Center Parking Lot
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Devils Tower National Monument — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
Park fingerprint
How this park scores across the dimensions travelers care about.
Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
Passport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Devils Tower National Monument Visitor Center
Places to see
Amphitheater (Devils Tower National Monument)
audioClimbing Kiosk (Devils Tower National Monument)
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Devils Tower Boulder Field
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Devils Tower National Monument Entrance Station
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Devils Tower Picnic Area
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Joyner Ridge
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Prairie Dog Town (Devils Tower National Monument)
audioAudio & media
🎧 Devils Tower Brochure -Audio Version ↗ · 7 mintranscript
🎧 Devils Tower Brochure -Audio Version ↗ · 1 mintranscript
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Learn more
Hopa Mountain, in partnership with the National Park Service, is pleased to announce the 2019 awardees of the Connecting with our Homelands travel grants. Twenty-one Indigenous organizations, schools, and nonprofits have been awarded travel funds for trips to national park units across 12 states/territories within the United States.
Activity 1 for Devils Tower National Monument's Virtual Junior Ranger Program. Express your experiences in nature with art.
Activity 6 for Devils Tower National Monument's Virtual Junior Ranger Program. Explore the geology of your own backyard.
Citizen science is reaching new heights as bat biologists enlist the help of rock climbers at Devils Tower National Monument. Park staff and recreational climbers work together to learn how bats are using the Tower for roosting. These efforts are crucial as we continue to research white-nose syndrome and work to protect bats in the Black Hills and around the country.
Bats are amazing animals and a formidable force against insect pests, but a nasty fungal disease is killing them. A coordinated national response brings hope.
In October 2022, fire crew staff completed the Devils Tower West Side prescribed fire project. Funded $160,000 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the project occurred on the western boundary of the park east to the park road. Its purpose was to remove the build-up of dead fuels and woody herbaceous growth and to encourage growth of native prairie grasses and forbs.
The Cenozoic Era (66 million years ago [MYA] through today) is the "Age of Mammals." North America’s characteristic landscapes began to develop during the Cenozoic. Birds and mammals rose in prominence after the extinction of giant reptiles. Common Cenozoic fossils include cat-like carnivores and early horses, as well as ice age woolly mammoths.
Across the US, changes in water availability are altering which plants grow where. These changes are evident at a broad scale. But not all areas experience the same climate in the same way, even within the boundaries of a single national park. A new dataset gives park managers a valuable tool for understanding why vegetation has changed and how it might change in the future under different climate-change scenarios.
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