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Mount Rushmore National Memorial News Release

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National Park Serivce

Mount Rushmore National Memorial News

Release

Release Date: June 30, 2020

Contact: Maureen McGee-Ballinger,

maureen_mcgee-ballinger@nps.gov, (605) 574-3115

Additional Details and Public Access Changes for July 3

Fireworks Display at Mount Rushmore National

Memorial

KEYSTONE, SD: The Department of the Interior, National Park Service and State of

South Dakota look forward to hosting South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore Fireworks

Celebration 2020 on July 3, which will be attended by President Donald J. Trump,

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt and the Governor of South Dakota

Kristi Noem. The event will start at 4:00 p.m. with an incredible fireworks display

commencing at 9:15 p.m. The entire event will be livestreamed at:

www.TravelSouthDakota.com/RushmoreFireworks.

“Mount Rushmore National Memorial provides a unique connection to the founding

of this nation for all Americans, and we are excited to welcome President Trump for

an incredible firework display to celebrate this history,” said Acting Superintendent

Patty Trap. “This special event will be made available to everyone virtually through

livestreaming and broadcast.”

In order to provide security and ensure public safety during the presidential event,

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (Memorial) will be closed starting Friday, July

3 from 12:00 a.m. to all visitors, reopening for ticketed guests only at 1:30 p.m. The

Memorial will reopen to the public at 5:00 a.m. on July 4.

The following park areas, including the entire backcountry, roads, trails and

facilities are included in the closure: South Dakota Highway 244 between 16A/Iron

Mountain Road and Horsethief Lake; all viewing lots and access roads; Mount

Rushmore National Memorial Amphitheater; Grandview Terrace; Xanterra Parking

Garage; Sculptor’s Studio; Presidential Trail; Nature Trail; and Blackberry Trail.

Traffic will not be allowed into the Memorial, except for ticketholders. Motorists

should expect congestion on all routes near Mount Rushmore National Memorial on

July 3.

National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

13000 Hwy 244, Bldg. 31, Suite 1

Keystone, SD 57751

(605) 574-3115

www.nps.gov/moru

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The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.

For more information about operating hours, please visit the Memorial’s website at

https://www.nps.gov/moru/planyourvisit/hours.htm.

For more information about South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration

2020, please visit the travel South Dakota website at

https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/mount-rushmore-fireworks

-NPSFor

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