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Mount Rushmore National MemorialColor photo of George Washington's eyes as they are carved on Mount Rushmore.
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Operating Hours
 

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is open 7-Days a week year round, except for December 25.  



Visitor Services Dates and Hours of Operation
  Call the Park at 605-574-3165 / 3198 for   
      additional information.  
Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center May 29 - August 14            8:00am - 10:00pm
  August 15 - September 30  8:00am - 9:00pm
  October 1 - May 28           8:00am - 5:00pm
         
Information Center May 29 - August 14            8:00am - 10:00pm
  August 15 - September 30   8:00am - 9:00pm
      October 1 - May 28            8:00am - 5:00pm
   
Sculptors Studio May 15 - May 22               9:00am - 4:00pm
  May 23 - Aug 14                8:00am - 7:00pm
  Aug 15 - Oct 5                8:00am - 5:00pm
      Oct 6 - Closed  
   
Audio Tour Building May 15 - September 30    8:00am - 4:00pm
  October 1 Closed (Audio tour wands are available 
      at the Information Center).  
FOOD and Gifts For additional Information call 605-574-2515
   
Gift Shop May 18 - September 30    8:00am - 10:30pm
  October 1 - 12                  8:00am - 5:30pm
  October 13 - 24                8:00am 7:00pm
      October 25 - May 17        8:00am - 6:00pm
   
Carvers Café Summer Season                 8:00am - 7:00pm
  May 23 - September 30    8:00am - 9:00pm
  October 1 - 12                  8:00am - 5:30pm
  October 13 - 24                8:00am - 4:30pm
      October 25 - on                8:00am - 4:30pm
   
Memorial Team Ice Cream Summer Season                11:00am - 7:00pm
  May 23 - September 30   11:00am - 9:00pm
  October 1 - 12                  8:00am - 5:30pm
  October 13 - 24                8:00am - 4:30pm
      October 25 - on                8:00am - 4:30pm


Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
There were approximately 400 workers that worked at Mount Rushmore during the carving process from October 1927 to October 1941. Also throughout this extremely dangerous work there were no lives lost.

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Last Updated: October 06, 2009 at 17:18 EST