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Mount Rushmore and Presidential Trail Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
South Dakota

Mount Rushmore and Presidential Trail Loop

Keystone, South Dakota

0.9 mi

Distance

230 ft

Elev. Gain

30m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mount Rushmore and Presidential Trail Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Hazards & Warnings

422 stairs on the final 0.4 milesWinter snow and ice closures

Elevation Profile

Min:1,576 ft
Max:1,620 ft
Gain:70 ft
Loss:70 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,576 ft and 1,620 ft across 0.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,576 ft1,591 ft1,605 ft1,620 ft0.0 mi0.2 mi0.5 mi0.7 mi0.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,594 ft
High point0.6 mi1,620 ft
End0.9 mi1,594 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Keystone, SD · in or next to town
County:
Pennington County, SD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Best Seasons

SpringSummerFall

Highlights

Grand View TerraceBase of the sculptureSculptor's StudioPonderosa pine and granite outcrops

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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