40th Annual Spring Volksmarch Photo

40th Annual Spring Volksmarch

Jun 6, 2026
Crazy Horse Memorial Volksmarch
12151 Avenue of the Chiefs
Crazy Horse, SD 57730

40th Annual Spring Volksmarch - Saturday, June 6, 2026 - One Day Only The Crazy Horse Volksmarch is the most popular organized hike in the United States (15,000 walkers in a record year). This family event is sponsored by the Black Hills Chapter of the American Volkssport Association (AVA) and hosted by Crazy Horse Memorial®. The Memorial partners with KOTA Territory's Care and Share Food Drive so that each hiker's individual admission to the Memorial is waived with a donation of 3 canned foods (Volkssport registration still applies - see below for more Cost/Registration information). Hikers follow dirt trails and gravel work roads up to the Crazy Horse Mountain Carving. The turn-around point is on the Arm of Crazy Horse directly in front of the nine-story-high face, which was completed June 3, 1998. Hikers get an up-close view of the mountain. Work continues on the rest of what will be the largest sculpture in the world. The Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy Horse opens for breakfast at 6 a.m. during the Volksmarch, and serves lunch and dinner. The snack shop also is open. Coffee is always free at Crazy Horse Memorial®. The bi-annual Crazy Horse Volksmarch (an organized hike) is a 5K or 10K (6.2 miles round trip) woodlands ramble to the world's largest mountain carving in progress in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. The Spring Volksmarch in 2026 will only be the first Saturday of June.


Cost Admission to Crazy Horse Memorial® will be waived with 3 cans of food per hiker. The American Volkssport Association's hike fee is $4 (cash or check, no credit cards accepted) for each participant regardless of age. Regular admission applies to non-hikers or hikers without food. ParkingFREE. Due to the popularity of the event, parking can be some distance from the starting point and not on paved or gravel surfaces. Shuttle buses operate between these outlying parking lots and the start/finish area. Registration No advance registration. Hikers must check in at starting point, which is at the Memorial's upper parking area. Registration will begin at 7:00 am. Hikers must register before 1 p.m. and be off the trail by 4 p.m. No late starts. Starting times Anytime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Jun 6