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Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, United States - OutdoorPlaces.Com

 Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA, The Facts

Address
Operating Hours
Climate
Activities
Hiking
Equestrian
Improved Campsites
Improved Shelters, Cabins
Transportation
Accommodations
Related Web Sites

Phone
Fees & Permits
What To See
Children's Activities
Mountain Biking
Paddling
 Special Features
Backcountry Primitive Camping
Lodges or Motel Type Facilities
Major Airline Access
Food, Fuel & Shopping

 

Address:  top
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
PO BOX 268
Keystone, SD  57751

Phone:  top
(605)-574-2523

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Operating Hours:  top
Visitor Center
Labor Day to Memorial Day:  daily 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Memorial Day to Labor Day:  daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM

Fees & Permits:  top
Access is free to the memorial.  Covered parking is available for $8.  Remote parking is free.

Climate:  top
 Spring:  Cool, and wet.  Temperatures ranging from the 30'ies to the 80'ies by June
Summer:  Warm with afternoon showers and thunderstorms.  Temperatures in the 70'ies to 90'ies, severe weather is possible in the summer
Fall:  Cool and dry.  Temperature ranging from the 70'ies in September falling to below zero in  December
Winter:  Cold,  snow happens often 

What To See:  top
Mount Rushmore Memorial with the faces of US president's Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.  Artist Studio with plaster concept molds and tools used to carve out mountain.  Summer time has evening lighting ceremony at the memorial.

Activities:  top
A large number of ranger led activities is going on almost continuously through the day.  Range lead walks, hikes, and demonstrations and discussions at the Artist's Studio.

Children's Activities:  top
Mount Rushmore National Memorial has programs for school related trips.  It is preferred for these trips to be done in the spring or fall.  You can contact the part directly for specific information.

Hiking:  top

  • Presidential Trail, 1-2/10 miles, boardwalk, easy-moderate

  • Nature Trail, 6/10 of a mile, easy

Mountain Biking:  top

  • Prohibited

Equestrian:  top

  • Prohibited

Paddling:  top

  • None available

Special Features:  top

  • None

Improved Camp Sites:  top

  • None

Backcountry Primitive Camping:  top

  • None

Improved Shelters, Cabins:  top

  • None

Lodges or Motel Type Facilities:  top

  • None

Transportation:  top
Private vehicle and commercial tours only -- no public transportation

Major Airline Access:  top

  • Rapid City, South Dakota, 25 miles north

Accommodations:  top

  • Keystone South Dakota, 3 miles

  • Hot Springs, South Dakota, 20 miles south US highway 385

  • Custer, South Dakota, 20 miles south US highway 385

Food, Fuel, Shopping:  top

  • Keystone, South Dakota, food, fuel, and shopping, excellent jumping off point for all of the Black Hills attractions

  • Hot Springs, South Dakota, food, fuel and shopping

  • Custer, South Dakota, many options for food, fuel and shopping, excellent jumping off point for all of the Black Hills attractions

Related Websites:  top

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