Your Visit

We are so glad that you are planning on visiting the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore!

You may purchase your annual parking permit onsite for $11, and you will receive unlimited entry to the Memorial for the calendar year.
The park newspaper can acquaint you with some of the programs and activities available during your visit. Download the park promotional brochure as well.
Visit the park website to find out more about the staff, initiatives and activities of the National Park Service at the park.
To plan side trips from Mount Rushmore, visit Black Hills Badlands & Lakes to find out about the myriad of other attractions in the Hills.
Download a Black Hills Travel App from Black Hills Badlands & Lakes.
Make hotel and other reservations with Black Hills Reservations .
Visit South Dakota Tourism to receive a South Dakota Vacation Guide.
Visit VisitRapidCity.com and check out the Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau itinerary builder for visiting the area.
Visiting Badlands National Park? Check out some resources for your pre-trip here.
Visiting Wind Cave or Jewel Cave? Check out some resources for your pre-trip here.
Visiting Devils Tower? Check out some resources for your pre-trip here.
Want to see Mount Rushmore upclose and personal before seeing it in person? Check out this site that gives some exciting views of the mountain that not many people see!
Drive to Hill City and visit our Mount Rushmore Memories store, opening in summer 2013.

For maps, guides, historical information and products, visit our online bookstore!

PARKING: As detailed in the park newspaper, parking is readily available in the memorial's parking complex, which is managed by Presidential Parking, Inc. This park concession operates under a contract between the National Park Service and the Mount Rushmore Society which constructed the parking facility and continues to operate and maintain it. As no federal funding was used to construct the parking facility, Mount Rushmore has a parking fee and not an entrance fee. Therefore, passes such as the America the Beautiful Annual Pass, Senior Pass and Access Pass are not applicable at the memorial.

An $11 annual parking fee is assessed to offset expenses for construction, operation and maintenance of the parking facility. This parking permit entitles a vehicle unlimited entry to the memorial for the calendar year. The fee for commercial bus parking is $50. Verified nonfprofit educational tour bus parking is $25. Commercial tour van parking is $11. All parking permits for these vehicles are issued for 24-hour periods.