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Here's Your Summer Schedule For Mount Rushmore National Memorial

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By NPT Staff - June 19th, 2015

Here's a quick rundown on what you can do at Mount Rushmore National Memorial/Kurt Repanshek

Planning to visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota this summer? Here's a quick rundown on what to do and when to do it.

* Visit the new Youth Exploration Area to enjoy scheduled Junior Ranger programming. Look for the Lakota, Nakota and Dakota Heritage Village to learn about life for the plains tribes.

* Throughout the summer check the Information Center for the daily schedule of ranger programs.

* Everyone is invited to attend the evening program and lighting ceremony. The program is offered nightly at 9 p.m. through August 8, weather permitting. Beginning August 9, the evening program start time will change to 8 p.m. continuing through September 30.

* A park movie, museum, and bookstore are located at the Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center. Both the Visitor Center and the Information Center are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. See Borglum’s original model at the historic Sculptor’s Studio open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Rent a self-guided audio tour from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Audio Tour building.

* The parking facility will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. through August 8. Beginning August 9 the hours will change to 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The hours for the Xanterra Dining Room, Gift Shop and Memorial Ice Cream Shop are:

May 22 – August 8

Gift Shop 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Carvers Café 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Ice Cream 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

August 8 – September 30

Gift Shop 8 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Carvers Café 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Ice Cream 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

All dates and program times are subject to change. If you are planning a visit and want a quick glimpse of the weather on the sculpture, check the Mount Rushmore web cam at http://www.earthcam.com/usa/southdakota/keystone/mountrushmore/ For additional park information, please visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial’s official website at www.nps.gov/moru or call (605) 574-2523.

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