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Mount Rushmore National MemorialSome of the lights used to illuminate the memorial at dusk.
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Traffic & Travel Tips
 

Traffic traveling to and from Mount Rushmore on the highways is typically not congested. Traffic will be heaviest in the middle of the day.

Once you are at Mount Rushmore the biggest traffic back-ups occur at the parking garage. The large volume of vehicles passing through the gates causes some congestion. Paying for parking is a quick process. Please be patient.

June, July and August are the busiest months. July 3rd, the day of the Independence Day fireworks display, the parking garage will fill up between mid-morning and early afternoon.
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
That there is a cave in the mountain behind the heads on Mount Rushmore? It is called the Hall of Records. Gutzon Borglum and his workers started the drilling in July of 1938 and work was halted in July of 1939.

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Last Updated: September 08, 2007 at 19:26 EST