Transportation
Inquire with your hotel regarding shuttle service to and from the airport. Other options include:
- Rapid Shuttle (605-399-9999)
- City Cab (605-863-1111)
- Lyft
- Uber
- Enterprise Car Rental
After Conference Tours and Attractions
Rapid City offers many attractions in the city and the surrounding area. Popular attractions include Mount Rushmore National Memorial (31 min), Badlands National Park (55 min), Jewel Cave National Monument (63 min), Bear Country USA (13 min), Custer Wildlife Loop (70 min) and much more. There is also a wide variety of breweries and wineries in the area.
More information can be found here.
Natural Attractions
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Badlands National Park
- Jewel Cave National Monument
- Bear Country USA
- Museum of Geology
- Custer Wildlife Loop
- Sylvan Lake
- Dahl Arts Center
Breweries, Restaurants, and Wineries
- Firehouse Brewing Company ($$)
- Independent Ale House ($$)
- Hay Camp Brewing Company ($)
- Pour 54 Taphouse ($$)
- Murphy’s Pub and Grill ($$)
- Blind Lion Speakeasy ($$$) (Thursday-Sunday) (text 1-605-939-0095)
- Prairie Berry Winery ($$)
- Firehouse Wine Cellar ($$)
- Tinder Box Cigar Lounge ($$) (1-605-341-8466)
- Ugly Graffiti Downtown ($$)
- Tally’s Silver Spoon ($$$)
- The Delmonico Grill ($$$)
- The Bestro ($$)
- Sumo Japanese Kitchen ($)
- Fuji Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar ($$)
Shopping
- Walgreens Pharmacy (Toiletries)
- Prairie Edge & Sioux Trading Post (Souvenirs)
- Roam’n Around (Outdoor clothing)
- Main Street Square
- Walmart Supercenter (100 Stumer Rd, Rapid City, SD 57701)
Tipping
In bars and restaurants, it is very rare that gratuities are included in the bill. In general, patrons are expected to leave 15% of the bill to the waiter, and 10-15% to a taxi driver or tour guide. For porters or other hotel staff, the average tip is $2 per bag or $5 for heavy items.
Tax
Two taxes apply in Rapid City: the state and city sales tax. They are 4.5% and 2% respectively, making the total sales tax 6.5%.
For emergencies (Fire, Ambulance, Police) please dial 911. Emergency calls are free from pay phones.