Last updated: 12/12/2019
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Address
47135 260th StreetSioux Falls, SD 57107
phone: 605-339-1203
e-mail: cindy.bahe@mccrossan.org
web: www.mccrossan.org

Hours

November-April
Monday - Tuesday
closed
Wednesday - Friday
9 AM - 4 PM
Sunday, Saturday
12 PM - 4 PM
May-October
hours tbd: Please call before visiting.

Admissions

We welcome you to visit the Center located at the main entrance of the Ranch. The Center is free and open to the public! Tour buses are welcome by scheduling in advance.

Call: 605-339-1203, extension: #400. The entrance is on north Marion Road off of I-90 (exit 395) and has easy bus turnaround.

Free. Donations Accepted.

Museum Type(s)

Staff

Cindy Bahe
phone: 605-339-1203
Christy Menning
phone: 605-339-1203
Tonya Van Briesen
phone: 605-339-1203
Dustin Brouwer
phone:
Description

The new Robert L. Nielsen Visitor Center is now open! Museum * Event Center * Gift Shop

We provide historical presentations about non-profit McCrossan’s Boys Ranch that reaches out to troubled boys who have experienced conflict in their lives.

Mission

Providing New Hope for a Better Life.

History

For more than 64 years, McCrossan Boys Ranch has changed the lives of many young boys. It is our goal to continue providing New Hope for a Better Life for many, many years to come.

Artifact Collections
Life-size statue of a draft horse - stands 18 hands-tall
Actual 1976 U.S. Bicentennial Wagon
Historical timeline mural from 1942 to present
Interactive fun facts about our farm animals
Highlighted stories of past residents
McCrossan’s Steinway baby grand piano
Bernard and Melinda McCrossan’s vision/donation story
Equine Assistance Psychotherapy facts
Historical presentations about McCrossan’s Boys Ranch
Interactive videos
Nature trails coming soon!
and, photos, articles, archives and more ...
Educational Programs

We provide historical presentations to various groups.

Facilities

The Visitor Center also holds an event center which can be rented for meetings, small conferences and gatherings.

Meeting room seats 100 people.

Library
Access: Students, Staff Only
Appointment required: No
Publications

We have different publications going out many times throughout the year:

McCrossan Courier
McCrossan Update
McCrossan fundraiser
Services
Tours

Tours of the campus include the museum and barn with draft horses, cows, donkeys, goats, llamas and chickens. Campus Tours are available every Thursday at 2:30 pm for the general public. Tours or visits outside of business hours are available by calling at least 7 days prior to your visit.

Gift Shop

Gift shop featuring McCrossan logo products and other locally-made products, snacks and beverages. For example, you’ll find several McCrossan logo items here such as t-shirts in various colors, logo caps and coffee mugs. We have signed prints of John Green’s painting “Hope Lives” which depicts a McCrossan staff and boy on a plow behind draft horses, as well as other various on-site scenes. There are also cookbooks, card sets, iron signs, printed bandannas and western ornaments. New items created by the McCrossan boys and local artisans coming soon!

Meeting and event room

Meeting room for presentations and catered meals.

We can all do more ...

Together, we can do more than we can do alone. Let's bring our abilities and passions together to affect real change—contact us to learn more!

Gift Shop
Group Tours
ADA

One level visitor center/museum complies with the ADA

Wheelchair Accessible
Parking
Restrooms
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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