During the Saturday through Monday holiday weekends, admission is free to residents of South Dakota and the surrounding states of North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana. Donation of three cans of food per person is gratefully accepted for the KOTA Care & Share Food Drive, which distributes food to Black Hills area communities.

"We invite area residents to be our guests during our Open Houses so they can see the great progress on the mountain, as well as at the visitor complex," says Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation CEO Ruth Ziolkowski.

Many Native American artists and crafts people create their artwork and visit with guests at the Memorial during the Open House weekends and throughout the summer. Open house visitors also can see recently donated artifacts and works of art displayed in the Indian Museum of North America.

During Open House weekends, the Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy Horse opens at 8 a.m. for continental breakfast, and from
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. serves lunch and dinner. Coffee always is free.

Heritage Village, the southern entrance to the Memorial, serves all-you-can-eat buffets (lunch daily with breakfasts offered weekends and holidays). It is a popular addition to visiting Crazy Horse.

Throughout the year there never is an admission charge at Crazy Horse for Native Americans, military personnel with active-duty ID, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in uniform or residents of Custer County.