Such a fun place for kids! I have always loved seeing all the cartoon characters!! It is cool in the summer, but fantastically amazing around Christmas time! They light up everything with lights and play Christmas music. So magical! Definitely bring your camera!

The metal slides may be hot. The food is all pretty much junk food. The place is run down. but your kids will have a great time. They will run around being surprised by each character they know and love being part of the story. The train is short but a perfect amount of time for toddlers whos minds need constant newness. Also they will enjoy the tunes and dance to them. The bathrooms are cool for the hot days. Employees are very kind.

Great place to visit every time we are in town. I have been coming here since I was little and now my kids are getting to make some great memories!! Always FREE admission and always so much FUN! Love the train ride and carousel.

Highly recommend this park to everyone, fun for all ages. I had my doubts that my older teen children would not have been interested, however, we all had a great time is beautiful, wonderful experience. My daughter at age 17 says shes jealous of South Dakota over Colorado because of this park!! The Ice cream shop inside was very reasonably priced a nice treat, plenty of shade, benches to rest on, places for the children to play, friendly staff, and lovely gift shop. Definitely a place to make memories!!!

Great place to take a walk or bring your kids. Its especially nice in December with the Christmas lights.

Pretty awesome free park ! There is a train and a carousel (which by the way was the fastest I have ever been on) those are 2 dollars each to ride per person. The park itself is large and had lots of themed play areas. Highly recommend it if you have littles that need to run around.

This is a really fun place to spend with the kids for free! Of course donations are accepted. The carousel is wonderful and housed in its own building.

Not all of the Employees in carousel area were wearing a mask. THEY were NOT welcoming, in fact we had to ask if they were giving rides- they said ya in a apathetic voice like giving the kids a ride was a waste of time and when our kids got on the ride the female employee went and laid against the ride as though she was exhausted. After the ride, the female again without a mask and without gloves she slapped a paper towel on the ride as though she didnt care about the cleanliness and was jus putting in her time. We will not be returning to this location. Sad that employees of a family fun location did not have the necessary people skills and upbeat/positive attitude like they should..

We took our granddaughter and had so much fun, great place for the young and young at heart. She had so much fun running from one storybook setting to the next, playing and exploring. It is free and they request no outside food or drink, however, they do have concessions and there are picnic tables outside of the play area.

We go to storybook island every year for Halloween. The safe trick or treating was fun as always. There was alot less people this year so the kids actually had space to run around and enjoy the scenery. Staff and volunteers were pleasant as always!

It was cool to see but everything had warning signs that Wasps or a wasp hive. And the signs werent bold enough to see. I didnt see it intel my family pointed it out. Just putting up the signs sayung Wasps be careful felt kinda lazy. Can they actually do something about it. Also some of the characters need to be repainted. It looked like a run down amusement park. But it is a cool place.

Fun place to take the kids. Lots of stories represented. Been around for a while but well taken care of and updated with new characters. Kids and adults will love it! Free admission too!!

Storybook Island has been around since I was a child, which was a very long time ago. Its a delight for parents of small children because you can let them run full speed from one to another installation as you stroll behind because they stop at each to slide or swing or do whatever activity it entails before they take off for the next. The park constantly updates with new installations, so there are things I remember from my childhood, but others that are contemporary. A bonus is the train that runs through the park - really a motorized vehicle (think lawn mower type thing) that pulls a bunch of cars, all of which are painted to look like train cars. Its cheap to buy the tokens for your kids to ride, but because out kid was train mad when he was young, wed buy $5 worth and let him ride over and over till he was bored. It was cheaper that way, and made for a cheap date and kept him very happy. It probably costs more now, but its still a great value for the money.

Had lots of fun! The new carousel was really fun and the train had some fun funky jams to dance to while enjoying the ride. Staff was great and friendly.

A fun and free park for kids to play and parents to remember. Enjoyed walking around and seeing the different stories. Didnt recognize all the stories. You can even drink out of a hippos mouth.

Cant miss affordable family attraction in the Black Hills. Kids love this place. Brings their storybook characters to life.

Great place for kiddies. Was really impressed with the concept, and fact it was provided by a private non-profit!! What a beautiful gift to children! Great community. Granddaughter spent a couple hours going through and pretending..so much fun!

Neat, fun and friendly place to take the kids if you’re in the area. Kids will love it especially if they know the characters. My daughter is six and she thought it was pretty cool.The park is free to the public with the option to donate.

As many others commented, this is a great place for children to explore and use up some energy. We did not mind donating more than the suggested $1 per person. Everyone enjoyed our visit.

Beautiful and Amazing place for all ages, its a must see place. Great job Storybook Island, keep it up.

This was just what we needed something just for our kids. A very fun stop that we highly recommend. Helps bring out imagination in the kids.

Lots of fun storybook characters that kids can play on and around. The train is fun for younger kids. There is a bounce house for kids 3 and older. We will be frequent this place more often!

What a wonderful time for our children. So thankful we could have this experience. Will visit again.

What a fantastic park! Free to come in and can spend hours just walking around. Fun little train, carousel, bounce areas for kids with small admission fees. Ice cream and treats as well as a cute gift shop help support this park and keep it running. A must see!

This was the most amazing place to bring back our own childhood memories. I played a game with my 20+ year old daughters to see which of us knew the most stories that were represented.Children where having fun everywhere from digging in the sandbox, riding on the carousel, to riding the train.The park is great for getting kids into story telling as they ask about snow whites house to who is the rabbit? (Oh the rabbit is thumper or maybe from little brother movie).If you get a chance to visit Storybook land, do it.

Have loved this place since I was a kid and now time for the next generation.

I visited during the $3 winter Christmas light showcase. It is a super cute place that is well worth its price. I cant complain about anything other than the parking, which is pretty negligible. Some paths lead to dead ends and kids cant play on the equipment during the winter because of the beautiful lights. Nice place to go after a date during the winter!

The best park ever. My son enjoyed it and momma had fun recalling all the stories. Best part is it was free. You can spend a couple bucks here or there for extras but this place is awesome!

Wow what a fun park for kids, I played here years ago and now walk through is an adult and watching the reaction of many kids enjoying the same thing I did when was a kid.

If you live in the area or are visiting, the Christmas lights at Storybook Island are fantastic.

Have a great time with my son checking out all of the different storybook characters. Definitely somewhere to go to multiple times.

Very cool place! Much bigger than I expected! Cash donations are requested upon entry. My kids (6,3,2) could have spent all day here. There is a train, a carousel, plenty of playgrounds and storybook characters throughout. Highly recommend!

Here for the holidays from Illinois. This was an amazing family memory for us.

Great place for little kids. Also great way to bring back childhood memories. Love all the status around the whole park.

Went during the time when the Christmas lights were up. The wait to get in was probably 10-15 minutes as the line was very long. Once we got in the park the lights were very pretty. Its a pretty quick trip through the whole area but it was fun for the cost. Only downside is that the way it is set up forces everyone through the gift shop. I understand it is good for business, but it was very busy in there and frustrating that there wasnt a way to go around to leave.

Super cool place. A great spot for young kids. They ask for a good will donation, but its worth it keep this magical place open.

Excellent place to enjoy the day. Brings back good childhood memories. Kids love playing on all the interesting equipment. I would recommend the 2$ for the carousel and kids enjoy the train.

Amazing place! Highly recommend

Storybook Island was an excellent stop for the 3 and 7 year olds after several stops at monuments. It is free to enter but take a few dollars and have the kids ride the train and carousel. It is worth the money to support the park.

Visited while my husband worked in rapid city and it was so much fun my kids 7 and 6 had a blast. We will definitely be back if ever we get the chance to come back

This place is great! My girls had such a good time exploring and could hardly decide what to do next! Wish we lived closer so we could go all the time!

Great place to bring the kiddos while in the hills. Its free and has tons of fun stuff for climbing and playing. My 2.5 year old loved it.

A must see for all ages go play its free donations welcomes cheap train and carousel rides for the littles. Any Disney music lovers dream they play the hits over the loud speakers it was great. Free parking.

What a wonderful and fun place for kids!! There was so much to see and do. Our kids enjoyed the train ride and had fun seeing so many of their favorite Disney characters. For us (mom and dad) it was like stepping back in time to when we were kids. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves... The Wizard of Oz... Winnie the Pooh with Piglet, Eyore and friends...Raggedy Ann and Andy with their cute cottage to walk through, which was adorable... An actual pirate ship from Peter Pan... It is free to get in to Storybook Island!!

Such a great place to spend with kids while on vacation in Rapid City. Big enough to run and lots of things to keep their attention. Our son loves the train ride and all the climbing. Separate area for kids under 5 as well will smaller scale playground equipment.

Free to visit, but recommended donation. Kids ages 5 & 6 had a blast. Kids ages 11 & 9 had fun.* Will go back again* Could have spent more than 1 hour, kids loved running to different play areas and had fun using their imagination* Many different Storybook areas to see: Dr. Seuss, Winnie the Pooh* Train or Carousel ride $2/kid

Amazing free park! Best for preschool and early grades.

Stopped there on a whim, such a cute park. Love the story book themes, Grand kids had a blast. The young lady in gift shop was very helpful. Could spend a few hours letting the kids explore.

The grandkids enjoyed it very much and I dont think we could have ridden the train enough.I love how you can move along as fast as you want to go and can take the time to let the kids really enjoy themselves.We go at least once a year.

I have been going here for years. As a kid then with my daughter. Encourages reading, stories and imagination. Plus entrance is free!

Very nice and hard work keeps this place up, great for young kids in my opinion but a nice beautiful walk around the property is stillWorth it. My boys were a little too old to fully play here, but they enjoyed the walk around.

Wonderful kids loved it, free to get in little train rides only $2 a person bathrooms needs cleaning bad but everything else was perfect

Super cute place and totally geared toward the littles, probably 8 and under. My wife wanted to see it though and my 9, 11 and 13 yr olds still enjoyed it. And takes you back to so many of the stories and movies you loved as a kid.

Ive been going my whole life and wanted to share it with my daughter. Let kids be kids in this crazy world we are living in. Bring back the child in you as well. Until next time Story Book.

Donation park. Aimed towards younger kids. Worth a hour if u in the rapid city area!

This was a very unique park. The little one loved it.

Nice local park featuring The fairytales kids have grown up with. Hollywood, Disney and independently inspired attractions throughout. If it wasnt so hot the day we went we could have spent a couple hours here.

Such a cute little place, wish my girls would have been 10 years younger (14 & 18) they would have been all over themselves. Very clean park and I could see parenta with little spending hours there... and for free!!!!

I have gone here since I was a wee little tot and I have always had fun here. I definitely recommend taking your kids here and enjoying a nice day out. Its free to visit, which is nice. 10/10

Neat place if you have children!

I donate $10 every saturday when I take my son here, in addition to paying for the carousel and usually a small toy in the gift shop. Today I pay the $2 for my son to play in the bounce house and he wants to switch to the monster truck one but he cant because, you dont want to clean two of them Lazy. Son was also only allowed 4 minutes and there was zero line.But it was a nice place while it lasted.

A classic, I used to go as a kid. Now I bring my kids there. I see the same magic in their eyes that I remember having.

Amazing place to take the kiddos. Donation based. Watch the metal slide, it can get pretty hot.

My kids love this place. Ill be visiting here a lot more

Storybook island was not only fun for the family but for the whole family really brings back my childhood favorite disney movies

I want this park in my hometown!!!! I love the theme of using books. Id like more book than Disney movie depictions, but this is a charming park with plenty of play to occupy a kid. As an adult I loved walking through the park. Truly, this is a magical little place.

Its a great place to take kids for a picnic and to look around at all the characters from nursery rhymes.

Little kids really enjoyed it so glad the rides were $2 so reasonable great place to stop

Great place for the kiddos! Definently a must when visiting the area! No outside food or drinks to maintain free admission.

What an enjoyable trip for our kids! They loved the characters, had lots of room to run around, enjoyed the train ride. Overall, this was a fantastic experience!

I think this is the coolest part ever, a must visit if you are in the area!

Great place, and very safe for kids. Great place to get some memorable photos with your little ones.

Fabulous free park for the younger kids to run around! Our 5 and 7 year olds loved it.

Generations of our family have enjoyed this park! The displays just keep getting better! Always something new!!!

So amazing for the little ones.

Fun for all the kids and grownups

I absolutely love this place, it amazing for 5-7 year olds. And they keep it free unless you want so of the extras.

Very fun day!!! Staff was absolutely great about disinfecting areas that were crucial!!

Love Storybook Island. Been going there since I was a kid. Took my 1 year old grandson he lived it.

Great place for the little ones. Even my 13 year old had a laugh.

G-kids love it!

Free admission, some exhibits in better shape than others, almost everything is touchable and climbable. Masks not required

This is the kids favorite place (they go absolutely crazy). They love being able to play and climb on everything. The music is the best too.

A must see. Ive been bringing my kids here for almost 20 years and it never disappoints

The best playground for years. Over 40 years. I went as a little girl, and Ive taken my kids and now my grandkids. Super fun.

Had a good walk.. Wish concessions were open to get refreshments. Way to much is closed still.

Definitely add this to your trip itinerary! Very nice, clean, fun and the kids LOVED it!!

Great place to hang out with kids of any age!

Good for the kids. Lots of things to do

Its an amazing place to let the kids run and explore while using Thier imagination. Perfect place for ice cream on a summer day or hot chocolate on a crisp winter evening.

This a good place to take children and spend a good part of the day.

Good place to take little ones.... My four year old daughter liked it!

The kids loved this! Its a huge park with lots of cute things for them to play on. The admission is free. There is also a train ride and bouncy houses that do cost money but are very cheap. They also have snack stands, ice cream and a gift shop. Very neat place to take the kiddos to get some cute pictures

Good place to take kids, best part is its free

Our second time here&our kids absolutely loved it both times and its Free!!!

AMAZING DURING CHRISTMAS!!! Love coming g here and play no come next year!

FREE FUN for the kiddos!(Please make a free will donation)

Something free for the kids to do! They just ask for a small donation.

Very beautiful place I recommend everyone bring their kids, grandkids, or whoever their littles may be! Such beauty and its an awesome atmosphere! My twins loved it but tbh I think I loved it more lol! It’s free but donations would be awesome! I will continue to donate to this place forever

Spent over an hour there just wandering with our youngest who is now a teenager... Brought back memories.