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Rapid City South Dakota Temple

Planning and approval phase; site location announced

Location

Mount Rushmore Road and Moon Meadows Drive
Rapid City, South Dakota
United States

Announcement: 

6 April 2025

Site: 

4.86 acres  |  2.0 hectares

Total Floor Area: 

11,800 square feet  |  1,096 square meters

Elevation: 

3,816 feet  |  1,163 meters

Construction Status

The Rapid City South Dakota Temple is currently in the planning stages. No groundbreaking date has been announced.


Temple Rendering

On February 23, 2026, the official exterior rendering of the Rapid City South Dakota Temple was released to the public.


Temple Site

On February 23, 2026, the location for the Rapid City South Dakota Temple was announced as a 4.86-acre site located at the northeast corner of Mount Rushmore Road and Moon Meadows Drive in Rapid City. Plans call for an 11,800-square-foot, single-story temple and an accompanying ancillary building.1


Temple Announcement

On April 6, 2025, President Russell M. Nelson announced plans to construct the Rapid City South Dakota Temple at the 195th Annual General Conference. It will be the first in the state where more than 11,500 members in approximately 30 congregations call home. Located in western South Dakota, Rapid City is the second-most populous city in South Dakota with a population of more than 80,000. In nearby Black Hills stands the iconic Mount Rushmore National Memorial.2

  1. "News for Temples in Brazil, the Philippines, Texas and South Dakota," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 23 Feb. 2026.
  2. "15 New Temples Announced at the 194th Semiannual General Conference," The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, 6 Apr. 2025.