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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Delta-09 Summer Hours
Ranger leads visitors on tour at Delta-09

Launch Facility (missile silo) Delta-09 will be open Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. throughout September.

A National Park Service ranger will be at the site intermittently to provide historic interpretation and answer visitor questions.

Cell phone self-guided tours are also available at the site. Visitors can use their cell phones to listen to a ranger recorded tour. There are ten stops along the tour which interpret the history of the site and Minuteman Missiles across the Great Plains region.

Directions to Delta-09

The Missile Silo is located off of I-90 exit 116 on the south side of the highway.  

If you are coming from the EAST: at the STOP sign, make a LEFT and continue onto the gravel road. The road will curve and the Missile Silo will be on the RIGHT hand side. Pull off to the right hand side of the drive and park outside the gate. 

If you are coming from the WEST: at the STOP sign, make a RIGHT and continue onto the gravel road. The road will curve and the Missile Silo will be on the RIGHT hand side. Pull off to the right hand side of the drive and park outside the gate. 

Minuteman Missile in flight  

Did You Know?
A Minuteman Missile can strike a target over 6,000 miles away in less than half an hour because it reaches speeds of over 15,000 miles per hour.

Last Updated: September 01, 2008 at 14:27 EST