Rushmore Lions Park

Rushmore Lions Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rushmore Lions Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Rushmore Lions Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.05840, -103.29670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rushmore Lions Park

• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~1 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~8 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~24 km · Must-see
• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rushmore Lions Park

Other parks near Rushmore Lions Park

• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Evans Plunge · park · Fall River · ~88 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~106 km
• Delta-09 · park · Pennington · ~115 km
• Washington Park · park · Crook · ~117 km
• Center of the Nation Roadside Park · park · Butte · ~135 km
• Delta-01 · park · Jackson · ~136 km
• Braeburn Park · park · Pennington · ~1 km
• Cliffside Park · park · Pennington · ~2 km

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