Custer State Park to West Yellowstone
In July we will be travelling from Custer State Park (Mount Rushmore area) to West Yellowstone. We will be towing a small popup with a half ton truck so grades and mountain roads are generally no...
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Directly west of Custer US16 is an easy drive through the Black Hills, with a narrower section the Jewell Cave - and there was/is some recent construction to improve that.
US16 in eastern WY is as plain as I90. There's more scenery if you detour north to the area around Devils Tower.
Across the Big Horn Mtns all the roads are scenic. Us16, US14, US14A ranks them in order of increasing difficulty.
Then there's another open area till you get to Cody.
Finally a gradual climb to the east entrance to Yellowstone.
For more serious scenery and grades consider the NE entrance, which can be approached from Cody via the Chief Joseph Hwy.
US16 in eastern WY is as plain as I90. There's more scenery if you detour north to the area around Devils Tower.
Across the Big Horn Mtns all the roads are scenic. Us16, US14, US14A ranks them in order of increasing difficulty.
Then there's another open area till you get to Cody.
Finally a gradual climb to the east entrance to Yellowstone.
For more serious scenery and grades consider the NE entrance, which can be approached from Cody via the Chief Joseph Hwy.
