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Thunderhead Falls: Traveler Reviews

10940 W. Hwy 44, Rapid City, SD 57702
605-343-0081
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Ranked #26 of 26 attractions in Rapid City
Type: Waterfalls
Description: Part of an old mine, the falls encompass eight cubic feet of water spewing vertically for more than 30 feet.
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Mesquite, Texas
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“What a Joke...”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 20, 2012

you give the guy $7.50...walk a few feet into a cave by a creek, see a partial waterfall and walk back out the way you came in.

Seriously...save your $$$$

Visited September 2012
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Olalla Wa
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“Wish I would have read reviews first...disappointing”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 8, 2012

You can't even see the whole waterfall! We had to pay in cash too, so we had to go back to town to get cash then come back and for a disappointing partial waterfall.

Visited September 2012
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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“Disappointing!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 7, 2012

Was expecting something completely different with the way they market this attraction. Needless to say, it was pretty cool to see a waterfall inside a mountain, it was not worth the $8 USD each!
You don't even get to see the whole falls, you maybe get to see a 8 foot opening of where the water is falling.
Don't recommend this as one of your first choices!!!

Visited September 2012
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Keystone, South Dakota
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“A Big Disappointment”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 4, 2012 via mobile

As many other folks have said, save your $7.50 a person. You walk thru a dug out cave to see the lower 20 feet of a waterfall. Doesn't even make a good picture. The waterfall outside is worth the visit and there's no cost to look at it. The drive back thru the canyon is nice. Fortunately we had VIP passes that got us free admission. I'd have really been upset if we had to pay and I feel sorry for those who do. With the money they make from unsuspecting visitors they could at least repaint the signs inside the cave.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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“It is un beleivable that they charge you to enter this site”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 1, 2012

Paying was not the problem ... we glading donate for the viewing, but at $7.50/adult and $3.50/child ... it's not worth the 5 minute walk. You walk along a mine shaft which goes through the middle of the mountain. At the end, there is a waterfall ... sort of. You expect to see a 600 foot waterfall, but in reallity, all you see is the bottom 20 feet of the fall which is flowing between the mountains. You cannot see up to where it is coming from. Nice story, but even the kids advsied that this was a waste of time and money.

Visited August 2012
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