Black Hills Visitor Information Center

Sorry to say this but first of all, construction with no information about what it was confused us and it took us 25 mins to find it. When we mentioned it to the one person working there he clammed up. When we asked questions about how to get to deadwood, mt rushmore, etc. One to two word answers. We are not rude people and did not respond but felt very badly for the citizens of Rapid City.
We truely tried to tell him in the nicest way that it was hard to find. I am sorry if he took it personnaly. We did much better in the info center in Deadwood. You might send him for retraining.

Very helpful. Great place to start.

We had a hiking boot failure in the Badlands. It was hot, and the boots were old, the soles literally popped off at the same time on our hike. We needed a new pair of boots, because we have a lot more hiking and camping to do before we get back to California. A billboard for Cabela’s drew us in. After a prolonged hiking boot search, some fudge, some gawking at the taxidermy, an elk sandwich, and some gawking at guns we were on our way. But we weren’t quite sure where we were going. And so my honey suggested the Black Hills Visitor Information Center, which is located right where Google maps says Cabela’s is.
A wonderful woman gave us loads of brochures for unique hotels and B&Bs in the area, as well as a few restaurant recommendations. Lots of information for weary travelers. Lots of stuf for us to look at as well, there was a large landscape with lights to show places of interest and where we were in relation to those places. That was about all we had the energy for.
We called The Hotel Alex Johnson first, and that is where we are staying. It’s great, we’ve reviewed it as well.
Another tip for you if you are traveling:
. Offers reduced rates for lots of hotels in the area.

The Black Hills Visitor Information Center is just off I-​90 to the north at exit 61.
It’s a newer building, has lots of brochures on area sites (separated by regions), maps, displays, and an information counter with a friendly staff. Clean bathrooms, air conditioned, nicely laid out, close to the interstate.
I stopped here for information on The Badlands and the Circle Tour which I read about in a tourist publication. The Circle Tour is essentially a driving tour with about 10 touristy stops around the area. According to the staff person I spoke with, all points but one were free and there’s a trolley that you can catch downtown which shuttles people around to the sites for $ 1 all day.
Great place to stop if you need any kind of information on what to do and see in Rapid City. Especially if you need a map of the area.