Job Openings Publication Program
The South Dakota Interstate Welcome Centers are an important part of Travel South Dakota. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world visit the Welcome Centers each summer. Our centers are often the first stop visitors make as they enter the state, so we make sure to always greet them with a friendly South Dakota smile and provide all the travel information they need. From rock climbing to fine dining, we've got it all in South Dakota; and we’ve got information about it all at our Interstate Welcome Centers.
2025 Interstate Welcome Center Hours
All Interstate Welcome Centers open to the public on Monday, May 19, and will remain open seven days per week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the season.
The Wilmot, Valley Springs, Vermillion and Spearfish locations will close for the season on Sunday, September 28. The Chamberlain location will remain open through Sunday, October 19.
All five Welcome Center locations offer free wireless internet access via the "TravelSouthDakota" network. No password is required to access the Wi-Fi network and it is available year-round (even when the centers are not staffed).
2025 Welcome Center Seasonal Job Openings
The 2025 positions are now open for application.
Travel South Dakota is accepting applications to fill the 2025 seasonal positions of Welcome Center Supervisors and Travel Counselors. Job locations include the Wilmot, Vermillion, Valley Springs, Chamberlain and Spearfish Interstate Welcome Centers, along with the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center. Information and an application may be obtained via the links below, or from the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.
2025 Welcome Center Job Announcement (PDF)
2025 Welcome Center Job Application (PDF) - open January 6, 2025
2025 Deadline: Friday, February 21, 2025
2025 Publication Program
South Dakota visitor industry members may display their publications at any of the five Interstate Welcome Centers. Industry members interested in displaying their publication must first review the Welcome Center Publication Program Policies & Requirements and then submit the online Registration Form.
Please note that all shipments or deliveries of publications to the Interstate Welcome Centers must include the publication’s Confirmation Number. You will receive this four-digit number in a confirmation email after submitting the online Registration Form (or use the one you received in 2024).
Any concerns regarding how your publication is being displayed should be directed to Travel South Dakota's Welcome Center Manager.
There is no fee for participating in the Interstate Welcome Centers Publication Program, but you are required to register.
PLEASE READ: 2025 Publication Program Policies & Requirements (PDF)
2025 Registration Opens: open
2025 Registration Deadline: the online registration form will remain available all season
2025 LITERATURE SWAP & DROPS
Southeast South Dakota / Yankton — Thursday, May 1
Black Hills & Badlands / Rapid City — Tuesday, May 6 (registration required)
South Dakota Missouri River / Pierre — Tuesday, May 13
Glacial Lakes & Prairies / Watertown — Friday, May 16 (registration required)
2025 Publication Shipping Instructions:
All Interstate Welcome Centers are staffed seasonally and can only receive deliveries during the operating season.All initial shipments of publications must arrive at the Welcome Centers between Monday, May 19, and Friday, May 23.
Please note that most of the Interstate Welcome Centers are not on a United States Postal Service mailing route. Because of this, the Post Office and some other couriers will not deliver to our Welcome Centers. Be sure to check with your courier to ensure that they will deliver to these locations.
All requests for ordering or fulfillment will come from Shay Moran, Welcome Center Manager. Only ship publications to the Welcome Centers when requested to do so.
Shipping Addresses:
Chamberlain Welcome Center/Rest Area
24841-343, I-90 MM 264
Chamberlain, SD 57325Spearfish Welcome Center/Rest Area
10095, I-90 East MM 1
Spearfish, SD 57783Vermillion Welcome Center/Rest Area
47093 SD Hwy 50
Burbank, SD 57010Wilmot Welcome Center/Rest Area
45911 SD Hwy 15
Wilmot, SD 57279Valley Springs Welcome Center/Rest Area
I-90 West MM 412
Valley Springs, SD 57068
Available Welcome Centers
- Wilmot (one center: I-29 northbound/southbound)
- Valley Springs (one center: I-90 westbound)
- Vermillion (one center: I-29 northbound/southbound)
- Chamberlain (one center: I-90 eastbound/westbound)
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center (one center: I-90 eastbound/westbound)
- Spearfish (one center: I-90 eastbound)
2026 Welcome Center Seasonal Job Openings
Travel South Dakota will begin accepting applications to fill the 2026 seasonal positions of Welcome Center Supervisors and Travel Counselors in January 2026. Job locations include the Wilmot, Vermillion, Valley Springs, Chamberlain and Spearfish Interstate Welcome Centers, along with the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center. Information and an application may be obtained via the links below, or from the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation.
2026 Welcome Center Job Announcement (PDF) - available January 2026
2026 Welcome Center Job Application (PDF) - available January 2026
2026 Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026 (tentative)
FOR INFORMATION
Please contact Shawntae "Shay" Moran, Welcome Center Manager, for more information at 605-773-3301 or [email protected].