Summer Season

We open for the summer season on Saturday, May 27, 2023 - Monday September 4, 2023

Open 7 days a week 9am-7pm

Physical Address: 1301 Sheridan Lake Rd Rapid City SD 57702

Mailing Address: PO Box 9196 Rapid City SD 57709

If you have questions, comments or concerns please contact our Executive Director, Jackie Laws

Email: Jackie@storybookisland.com

Phone: 605-342-6357

Our amazing team, 

Jackie Laws, Executive Director, Laura Dowdy, Chief Financial Officer, Mallory Hook, Operations Manager,

Walt Denett Maintenance Supervisor, 

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

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”.