• Visit Mount Rushmore in the winter, spring or fall to relieve summer overcrowding.

• Place all litter in the recycling bins and trash cans provided throughout the park.

• Stay on established trails. Taking shortcuts increases erosion and damages vegetation.

• Don't attempt to climb the memorial. It's dangerous, destructive and against the law. Violators will be fined.

• Remember to leave all park resources where you find them—even the tiniest fossil or the smallest plant.

• Visit Mount Rushmore in the winter, spring or fall to relieve summer overcrowding.

• Place all litter in the recycling bins and trash cans provided throughout the park.

• Stay on established trails. Taking shortcuts increases erosion and damages vegetation.

• Don't attempt to climb the memorial. It's dangerous, destructive and against the law. Violators will be fined.

• Remember to leave all park resources where you find them—even the tiniest fossil or the smallest plant.