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- InfoSculptor’s Studio Heat AdvisoryThe Sculptor’s Studio may close temporarily during periods of high heat. - The closure protects visitors and staff from high heat.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Mount Rushmore Tour Guide
Your drive to Main Entrance Restrooms, narrated.
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 Complex0:00 / 0:34
“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 Main Entrance Restrooms 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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More about Main Entrance Restrooms
A useful stop on the way inThe Main Entrance Restrooms are a practical restroom stop on Mount Rushmore’s entrance plaza,…
The Main Entrance Restrooms are a practical restroom stop on Mount Rushmore’s entrance plaza, directly across from the Information Center. They sit near the start of the walk from the parking structure toward the sculpture, so it makes sense to stop here before heading farther in.
Keep the stop simpleThis is a convenience stop rather than an attraction to linger at.
This is a convenience stop rather than an attraction to linger at. Pair it with the Information Center at the beginning of your visit, then continue toward the sculpture.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Mount Rushmore
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.
