Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD
Six Level 2 chargers inside the Lincoln Parking Facility.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Mount Rushmore Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Mount Rushmore National Memorial. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Grand View Terrace and the Visitor Complex“You're approaching the memorial visitor complex and the walk to Grand View Terrace. For the classic photo of all four faces, keep some granite below the portraits in frame to show their scale.”
Plays as you drive up to Lincoln Parking Facility EV Charging in the Parkwolf Mount Rushmore Tour Guide.
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“We recently toured Badlands, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore and more! We learned so much from this app as we toured each of these sites. The audio tours are worth the money.”
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This is a set of six Level 2 EV chargers inside Mount Rushmore's Lincoln Parking Facility. It makes sense if you are already visiting the memorial and want to top up; the chargers sit in the multi-level parking garage, not at a separate roadside pull-in.
The chargers are on level 2 at the north corner of the garage. Tell the entrance attendant you need the EV charging area before you are directed to a parking section; visitors say asking first helped them reach the chargers instead of ending up in a different lot.
Wildlife
87 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
44 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
20 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
14 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around 1 PMSighting map
32 sightingsMarmotMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
11 sightingsBrook TroutMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Mount Rushmore. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyNature Trail0.4 mi · 18 min · At the trailheadA wooded link to Borglum's Sculptor's Studio.
ModeratePresidential Trail0.6 mi · 36 min · 0.2 mi awayClose views of the carving, plus 422 stairs around the loop.
EasyPresidential Trail (Stair-Free Route)0.4 mi · 24 min · 0.2 mi awayA close view of the carved faces without the full stair loop.
ModerateBlackberry Trail1.5 mi · 45 min · 0.2 mi awayA wooded creek walk, then a steady climb back.
ModerateHorse Thief Lake via Blackberry and Centennial Trail3.8 mi · 2.5 hr · 0.2 mi awayA creekside forest route leads from a granite memorial to Horsethief Lake.
ModerateWillow Creek Rushmore Trail #51.9 mi · 1.2 hr · 3.4 mi awayA short one-way forest route toward Mount Rushmore.
ChallengingMount Rushmore via Centennial Trail10.7 mi · 6 hr · 4 mi awayA long Centennial approach to the Mount Rushmore memorial.
Visitor center · 0.1 mi awayInformation CenterA practical first stop for maps, ranger help, and a water refill.
Restroom · 0.1 mi awayMain Entrance RestroomsA handy restroom stop opposite the entrance Information Center.
Food · 0.1 mi awayCarvers' CaféBuffalo chili and Jefferson-inspired vanilla with the sculpture in view.
Store · 0.1 mi awayMount Rushmore Gift ShopBrowse Black Hills Gold and local goods alongside familiar souvenirs.
Sight · 0.1 mi awayAvenue of FlagsPick out your flag on the walk to the main terrace.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayBorglum View TerraceStand where Borglum first planned the carving.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayHistoric View TerraceAn original Rushmore viewpoint, a little away from the main terrace.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayGrand View TerraceA clear, close look at all four faces from the terrace.Parkwolf’s Mount Rushmore ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
