Friends of Rapid City Parks

09/29/2026

Happy Fall Y'all! It is a gorgeous day to get out and enjoy the beauty of Rapid City's parks!

09/22/2026

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Jeff Biegler for his years of service as director of Rapid City’s Parks and Recreation. Our community, especially our amazing parks system, is better because of his leadership.

09/14/2026

We love seeing groups outside enjoying Rapid City's greenway.

Our lovely wellness walk group this morning 💗

We celebrated 5 total getting their 5th event today! Thank you ladies for making this community amazing 💕

09/14/2026

08/27/2026

As many of you know, the 14 panels we placed along the greenway in 2012 detailing the history of the flood have begun to show their age. Because of this, we have been running a campaign to reprint the panels with the help of some new and some previous sponsors.

Only three panels remain unsponsored.

Please reach out if you, or your organization, would be interested in sponsoring a panel and putting your name on a piece of Rapid City history.

Thanks for always supporting our parks system and greenway!

08/24/2026

Didn't make it to the Clean up Rapid Creek event last weekend? Or maybe you had such a great time, you’re ready to do it again? Perhaps you’ve been meaning to join but haven’t had the chance yet.

Whatever the reason, you’re in luck — we’re doing it again this weekend.
Community clean-up Saturday, Aug. 29, at 9 a.m. Meet at the Cherry Street Bridge, just south of the Pennington County Fairgrounds.

Bring a friend, lend a hand and help us keep Rapid Creek and our community beautiful!

08/24/2026

Looks like everyone had a fun time!

08/21/2026

Definitely a talk you won't want to miss.

Join us at the downtown wild oasis known as Trinity Eco Prayer Park next Thursday (Aug 27) at 7 pm for Philosophy in the Park with Mines Professor Richard Burgess

Dr. Burgess will talk for 15-20 minutes and then lead small group discussion about how we can live together and share as a community in the best ways we can.

He will present about how common resources, such as parks, have certain innate features that can facilitate overuse/abuse. Please join us for a discussion of the dynamics of commons resource systems and how we can utilize these within their sustainable yield.

***Please bring your own chair or blanket to sit on!***

08/20/2026

We love when investments are made to our parks and playgrounds that create more opportunities for kids, families and our community to get outside, play and enjoy our green space.

Congratulations to everyone who helped make this project possible!