Crazy Horse Memorial

Crazy Horse Memorial
Admission Fees
and Hours of Operation

Crazy Horse Memorial relies on admission fees from visitors and financial gifts from individuals, businesses and organizations for its operation.

No federal or state funds are accepted.

Effective May 1, 2008

Regular family admission fees
$10 - Adults - Under 6-years of age - FREE
$27 - Carload (whichever is better for you)

Motorcycles
$5 a rider

Walkers/Bicycles
$5 each

Tour group rates available
Call group sales (605) 673-4681

Optional opportunities
$4 per person - Bus rides to foot of the mountain
(We provide bus rides on a regular basis daily, weather and
blast schedule permitting; children under 6 free)

Van rides to the top of the mountain are available
to Grass Roots Club members at some contribution
levels (weather and blast schedule permitting).
Check your membership information for details.

Admission is always free for Native Americans, military personnel with active-duty ID, Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops in uniform, and Custer County, SD, residents.

Grass Roots Club members and their guests are admitted free throughout the year of their membership. Visit the Grass Roots Club page.

Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekends feature Open Houses, during which residents of South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska are admitted to the Memorial free. In lieu of the admission fee, a donation of three cans of food per person (or a comparable cash donation) for the KOTA Care & Share Food Drive is requested.

Hours of Operation

The Memorial opens at 7 a.m. during the summer months and closes after the nightly "Legends in Light" laser-light multimedia program, which runs Memorial Day weekend through Native American Day, (May 23 through Oct. 13, 2008.)

The Memorial's visitor complex is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. during the winter months. The mountain viewing areas from the parking lot and the viewing veranda are open until dark during the winter. On weekends, from mid-October through early June, admission is free with three cans of food per person for the KOTA Care & Share Food Drive.