Support The Place Where Magic Happens

We are now closed for the summer season! We open for the summer season on Saturday, May 28, 2022

Open 7 days a week 9am-7pm

Our amazing team, 

Jackie Laws, Executive Director, 

Kelci Carroll, Chief Financial Officer

Walt Denett Maintenance Supervisor, 

Peter Swiftbird, Maintenance Assistant, work full-time to take care of the parks upkeep, raising funds to keep the park Free for the summer season. 

In the summer time we employ about 35 young people to work the park

Storybook Island was founded in 1959 by Merle Gunderson and the Rapid City Rotary Clubs. We have been in operation for over 60 years and we have always been free admission in the summer.

The Mission of Storybook Island is 

“To provide a free, safe, educational environment for those young in years or young at heart to experience the power of imagination”.