Help us Make America's Best Idea Even Better!

Join Mount Rushmore National Memorial on September 26 for a Day of Service and Celebration

Be part of an unprecedented event on September 26 when Mount Rushmore National Memorial and national parks across the country invite you to make America’s Best Idea – the national parks – even better. Presented by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation, it will be a special day of service and celebration for visitors and volunteers to experience their parks and catch a sneak preview of Ken Burns’s new documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea premiering on PBS on September 27.

"We are excited about the opportunity to greet old friends and welcome new visitors to explain how Mount Rushmore is part of America’s Best Idea," said Superintendent Baker."Making that best idea even better is our goal and one we can only accomplish with the support of our visitors, volunteers, and partners."

The park will offer a sneak peak of the new Ken Burns film The National Parks: America’s Best Idea that premieres on September 27. The screening will run in the Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center, theater B at the following times:

9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 noon
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
4:30 pm
6:00 pm

In addition, Mount Rushmore will offer the following popular summer season programs:

Ranger Walk	Studio Talks
10:00 am	10:00 am
11:30 am	11:00 am
1:00 pm	1:00 pm
2:00 pm	2:30 pm
3:30 pm	3:30 pm
4:30 pm	4:30 pm
American Indian Heritage Village	Evening Lighting Ceremony
8:00 am - 4:00 pm	8:00 pm

The Mount Rushmore event is just one of many occurring in the national parks across the country. The nationwide program is cosponsored by the National Park Foundation, www.nationalparks.org, the National Park Service's Congressionally-chartered philanthropic partner. Please see www.nps.gov/September26 for more information.

For more information on the Mount Rushmore event, please call (605) 574-3165.