===============================================================================

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2000

                           SPLITROCK SERVICES, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                  000-26827         76-0529757
------------------------------      ------------  ----------------------
        (State or Other             (Commission       (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)      File Number)  Identification Number)

               McLeodUSA Technology Park
               6400 C Street S.W., P.O. Box 3177
               Cedar Rapids, IA                         52406-3177
               (Address of Principal                    (Zip Code)
               Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319) 364-0000

===============================================================================


                   INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.    Other Events.

McLeodUSA Incorporated, our parent company, completed its senior secured credit
facilities with a syndicate of banks and institutions that provides for term and
revolving loans up to $1.3 billion.  McLeodUSA also commenced a tender offer to
purchase our 11.75% senior notes due 2008 at a price of $1156.80 per $1,000
principal amount of notes tendered, plus interest.  McLeodUSA issued the two
press releases contained in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, which are
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.    Exhibits.

99.1  May 31, 2000 Press Release re McLeodUSA Completes Senior Secured Credit
      Facilities

99.2  May 31, 2000 Press Release re McLeodUSA Announces Pricing of Tender Offer
      for Splitrock 11.75% Senior Notes



                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  June 1, 2000          SPLITROCK SERVICES, INC.


                             By: /s/ Randall Rings
                                 -----------------------------------
                                 Randall Rings
                                 Vice President, Secretary and
                                 General Counsel


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1  May 31, 2000 Press Release re McLeodUSA Completes Senior Secured Credit
      Facilities

99.2  May 31, 2000 Press Release re McLeodUSA Announces Pricing of Tender Offer
      for Splitrock 11.75% Senior Notes