Meetings & Conventions in the Black Hills

Biting wind. Ten-foot-high snow drifts. Blizzards so cold they stop you in your tracks.

Not in Rapid City. Sheltered by the surrounding Black Hills, Rapid City’s climate is surprisingly mild. In fact, the region’s relatively warm winters have earned it the nickname The Banana Belt. Indeed, more than a few visitors and residents greet a typical January day with a round of golf in the morning, followed by an afternoon of speeding down the slopes at one of our ski resorts.

But our mild year-round climate is just one reason that meeting planners from across the country like to use Rapid City’s facilties. For instance, Rapid City’s location at the center of the nation – equidistant from both coasts – makes it easily accessible to attendees from around the United States. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Rapid City’s easy-to-navigate airport is serviced with direct flights from Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.

Although Rapid City is surrounded by a two-million-acre ponderosa forest, it’s anything but a quaint Western town. With spectacular shopping, fine dining, thousands of hotel rooms and large meeting facilties, Rapid City is a world-class destination. To request more information on Rapid City contact meetings@visitrapidcity.com or by calling 800.487.3223.