Crazy Horse Memorial® Hummingbird Guide
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Overview
Crazy Horse Memorial is a world-famous ongoing mountain carving in the Black Hills of South Dakota, begun in 1948 to honor Oglala Lakota leader Crazy Horse. The 400-acre grounds include two museums, extensive surrounding Black Hills landscape with ponderosa pine forests, rocky slopes, and native meadow clearings. The Black Hills ecosystem supports a rich diversity of wildflowers including penstemon, columbine, and scarlet trumpet plants that attract Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at the western edge of their range — making this one of the westernmost reliable hummingbird sites in South Dakota, where Broad-tailed Hummingbird is also occasionally reported.
Hummingbirds to Watch For
- • Ruby-throated
Most Common Hummingbird
The most commonly sighted hummingbird at Crazy Horse Memorial® is the Ruby-throated.
Special Guest Hummingbird
Watch for the Broad. tailed Hummingbird — possible in this transitional zone between eastern and western hummingbird ranges
Best Time to Visit
Plan your visit during June, July, August for the highest chance of hummingbird sightings. Early morning and late afternoon are typically the most active feeding times.
Plants and Habitat
- • Rocky Mountain columbine (*Aquilegia coerulea*) — in the Black Hills ecosystem surrounding the memorial
- • Large-flowered penstemon (*Penstemon grandiflorus*) and other penstemon species
- • Scarlet trumpet / Rocky Mountain bee plant (*Cleome serrulata*)
- • Blanket flower (*Gaillardia aristata*) — in open meadow areas
- • Prairie smoke (*Geum triflorum*) — rocky slopes and clearings
- • Wild bergamot (*Monarda fistulosa*) — in meadow openings
NectarBloom Tip
The Memorial grounds are open 8am–8pm daily, but the best hummingbird activity is on the hiking trail areas and naturalized grounds beyond the main museum complex, where Black Hills wildflowers are undisturbed. Visit early morning before tour buses arrive (before 9am) and look along the base-trail meadows nearest the mountain carving. A nightly laser light show (seasonal, evenings) can extend your visit.
Visitor Notes
Admission required. Open daily 8am–8pm (extended hours seasonally). Two museums on-site. ADA accessible at main complex and visitor areas.
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