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Addresses & Locations:

Red Cloud Indian School

100 Mission Drive
Pine Ridge, South Dakota 57770

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Our Lady of Lourdes

500 Lourdes Lane
Porcupine, South Dakota 57772

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Directions:

Rapid City to Red Cloud Indian School (107 miles - 1 hr 49 mins):
  • Head South on Highway SD-79 for 18 miles
    • You will approach Hermosa.
    • A Flying J Truck Stop will be on your right.
  • Turn left on Highway SD-40
    • This will be Main Street in Hermosa on the left side directly across from the Flying J.
    • You will be on this road for 23 miles
    • You will cross a bridge over Cheyenne River
    • The road will become BIA Hwy 41.
    • Red Shirt School & Community will be on your right hand side.
  • Continue onto BIA Highway 41 for 35 miles
    • You will drive past an overlook of the Bad Lands which will be on your left side just on top of Red Shirt Table
    • You will continue on this road for a while. Near the end of this road you will drive past Loneman School it will be on your right hand side.
    • There will be a 3-way Junction just past Loneman School.
  • Turn left on Highway US-18 E
    • You will be on this road for 12 miles
    • You will go through the community of Oglala
  • Once you get close to campus you will see a White sign that says Red Cloud Indian School. Slow Down!
    • Get into the right turning lane and turn right.
    • You are now on RCIS Campus.
Keystone to Red Cloud Indian School (124 miles -2 hrs 34 mins):
  • In Keystone get onto Madill St./SD-40 and drive for 15 miles
    • This road follows along Battle Creek
  • There is a 4-way junction at the end of this road
    • The road in front of you is SD-79 N
    • You will see a Flying J to your left on top of the hill.
  • Take a left onto SD-79 N and drive for 0.2 miles
    • This is to the top of the hill where Flying J is.
  • Turn Left onto SD-40 E/Main Street and continue through Hermosa and on this road for 58 miles.
    • You will come up on a bridge that crosses over Cheyenne River.
    • There will be a small community to your right just as you get off the bridge; this is Red Shirt Community & School.
    • Once you cross the bridge you are now on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the road is now BIA Hwy 41.
    • You will drive by a scenic overlook of the Badlands on top of a hill on your left.
    • Near the end of this road you will drive past Loneman School and Community on your right hand side.
  • There will be a 3-way Junction just past Loneman School.
  • Turn left on Highway US-18 E
    • You will be on this road for 12 miles
    • You will go through the community of Oglala
  • Once you get close to campus you will see a White sign that says Red Cloud Indian School. Slow Down!
    • Get into the right turning lane and turn right.
    • You are now on RCIS Campus.
Badlands National Park (By Interior SD) to Red Cloud Indian School (86.9 miles – 1 hr 56 mins):
  • Head East on SD-44 for 14 miles.
  • Turn right onto Route 2 (This road will turn into Big Foot Trail & BIA Hwy 2.)
  • Continue on Big Foot Trail/BIA Hwy 2 for 33.9 miles
    • You will pass through the town of Kyle.
    • The upcoming junction is known as Sharps Corner. There will be a brown wooden Church on your right hand side and a Common Cents store ahead of you.
  • Take a left at the 3-way junction onto BIA Hwy 27/Big Foot Trail and drive for 26 miles
    • You will drive through the community of Porcupine
    • You will drive by KILI Radio Station (Left hand side) on the side of a butte
    • You will drive by Wounded Knee Massacre Site (Right hand side) – Speed limit will be 35 mph through here.
    • Continue on this road until you get to the 3-way junction
  • At the junction take a right onto US-18 W drive for 9 miles
  • Take this road all the way into Pine Ridge. At the second traffic light take a right heading North on US-18. (A Shell gas station is on your left.)
  • After 4 miles there will be a sign on the right side of the road that says “Red Cloud Indian School”. Slow down!
  • The school will be on your left – take the first entrance into the school.
Mt. Rushmore to Red Cloud Indian School (107 miles – 1 hr 55 mins):
  • Take SD-40/Madill St toward SD-79 S
  • Take a right onto SD-79 S, drive for 33.5 miles
    • You will approach a Junction that could take you to Hot Springs, bypass this junction and keep driving on SD-79.
    • You will drive over a bridge just past this junction.
  • SD-79 will become US-18 E/ US-385 drive for 18 miles on this road.
  • Take a left onto US-18 E towards Prairie Winds Casino
    • There will be a Country Store/Gas Station to your left and a Big Prairie Winds Casino Sign at this turn.
  • On US-18 E drive for 37 miles
    • You will pass the Casino (right hand side)
    • Drive through the community of Oglala.
  • Once you get close to campus you will see a White sign that says “Red Cloud Indian School.” Slow Down!
    • Get into the right turning lane and turn right.
    • You are now on RCIS Campus.
Chadron to Red Cloud Indian School (1 hr 5 mins 57.5 mins):
  • Take US-20 East for 30 miles.
    • You will drive through a town called Hay Springs.
  • There will be a 3-way junction right before Rushville, NE
    • Just before this junction there will be a green highway sign that will state White Clay NE and Pine Ridge SD on the right hand side.
  • Turn left at this junction onto NE-87 N for 21 miles
    • You will drive over some train tracks on this turn
    • This road will take you through White Clay, NE
    • It will turn from NE-87 to SD-407 N once you cross into the state of South Dakota.
  • You will drive through Pine Ridge, and at the traffic light continue North onto US-18 for 4 miles.
  • After 4 miles there will be a sign on the right side of the road that says “Red Cloud Indian School”. Slow down!
  • The school will be on your left – take the first entrance into the school.
Kadoka to Red Cloud Indian School (1hr. 51mins 107.5 mi):
  • Get on SD-73 S, for 45 miles.
    • It is a straight shot down from I-90 to US-18 W.
  • At the junction take a right onto US-18 W for 57 miles.
    • You will drive through towns Martin, Batesland and Pine Ridge.
  • When you get into Pine Ridge drive to the second traffic light and take a right.
    • You are still on US-18 W.
    • You will see a Shell Gas Station to your left at this light.
  • Take US-18 W for 4 miles.
  • After 4 miles there will be a white sign on the right side of the road that says “Red Cloud Indian School”. Slow down!
  • The school will be on your left – take the first entrance into the school.
Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL) to Red Cloud Indian School (35 mins 28.9 miles):
  • Turn right onto Big Foot Trail for 15 miles
    • You will drive through the community of Porcupine
    • You will drive by KILI Radio Station (Left hand side) on the side of a butte
    • You will drive by Wounded Knee Massacre Site (Right hand side) – Speed limit will be 35 mph through here.
    • Continue on this road until you get to the 3-way junction
  • At the junction take a right onto US-18 W drive for 9 miles
  • Take this road all the way into Pine Ridge. At the second traffic light take a right heading North on US-18. (A Shell gas station is on your left.)
  • After 4 miles there will be a sign on the right side of the road that says “Red Cloud Indian School”. Slow down!
  • The school will be on your left – take the first entrance into the school.