Mountain Rushmore Facilities and Contact Info

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is open year-round except for Christmas Day, featuring on-site facilities including a museum and visitor center, sculptor's studio, guided tours and talks, food, and gift shop.

• Family-friendly and extremely accessible, Mt. Rushmore features its iconic mountain sculpture, museum and visitor center, summer evening lighting ceremony, Sculptor's Studio, food, gifts and more.
• Open year-round except for Christmas Day; Sculptor’s Studio closed during winter.
• Enjoy a ranger-led tour or audio tour.
• For information, call (605) - 574 – 2523.

Location

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is located 23 miles southwest of Rapid City, off Highway 244.

Features and Facilities

Mount Rushmore National Monument

• Granite carving of the faces of four US Presidents 
• Open year-round except for December 25
• Summer Hours (Early-May - late-September): 8 am – 10pm
• Winter Hours (Late-September - early-May): 8 am – 5 pm
• Summer evening program features a lighting ceremony
• No admission fee; $10 annual parking pass ($50 annual bus parking pass)
• Best viewing areas: Borglum View and Grand View Terraces, Presidential Trail, Avenue of Flags, ampitheater, terrace near Sculptor's Studio

Information Center

• Open 7 days/week
• Early Summer Hours (Early-May – mid-August): 8 am – 10 pm
• Late Summer Hours (Mid-August – late-September): 8 am – 9 pm
• Winter hours (October 1 – early-May): 8 am – 5 pm
• Features: information desk, orientation exhibit, bookstore

Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center and Museum

• Exhibits on American History, Civil War, Indian Wars and more.
• 2 theaters showing orientation films daily.
• Historic footage of Gutzon Borglum and the sculpting process.
• Early Summer Hours (early-May – mid-August): 8am – 10pm
• Late Summer Hours (mid-August – late-September): 8am – 9pm
• Winter Hours (October 1 – early-May): 8am – 5pm

Sculptor's Studio

• Gutzon Borglum’s second on-site studio
• See Borglum’s plaster model of Mt. Rushmore, used to carve the sculpture
• View original carving tools
• Daily Sculptor’s Studio talk during summer
• Summer Hours (late-May – early-September): 8am – 5pm
• Autumn Hours (early-September – late-September): 9am – 4pm
• Closed rest of the year

Other On-Site Features

• Daily Guided Tours
• Audio Tours
• Gift Shop
• Carvers Cafe (open year-round)
• Memorial Team Ice Cream
• Avenue of Flags
• Presidential Trail
• Ampitheater

Accessibility

• Unloading area for mobility-impaired visitors at main entry
• Wheelchairs available for loan at the Information Center
• Elevator access to ampitheater and Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center
• Other wheelchair accessible areas: Sculptor’s Studio, Presidential Trail (surfaced), dining facilities and gift shop

Pets

Pets only allowed in pet exercise areas (except for guide dogs).

Contact Information

• Phone (Park Headquarters): 605 - 574 – 2523
• Phone (Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center): 605 – 574 – 3165
• Phone (Visitor Information – recorded): 605 – 574 – 3171
• Fax: 605 – 574 – 2307
• Mail: 13000 Highway 244
  Building 31, Suite 1
  Keystone, SD 57751-0268