Heading to the Rockies for 5 or 6 weeks.
My wife and I are heading out tomorrow morning a oh dark thirty for a 5 week trip to most everywhere in the Rockies. We are starting in WI, heading to Theodore Roosevelt NP, Glacier, Yellowstone, Tet...
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Theodore Roosevelt NP,--Two separate units, three if you count TR's ranch site. They are a day each assuming some trail walking which I will from now on.
600 miles to
Glacier, Need 4 days, 2 or 3 days on the east side then a trip up Going to the Sun another day. Many camp at the St Mary KOA
then 400 miles to
Yellowstone, You could spend a month here and not see everything, we've done it. But give it 5 days then. Forget about reservations in the park.
1/2 a day to
Tetons, Has more to do than most people know, say 3 days with a ferry trip across the lake. We camped at Shadow Mountain rate it 5 out of 5
then 400 miles to
Dinosaur, A drive thru and a bus to the visitor center. 4 hours
200 miles to Moab where you can base camp for Arches and Canyonlands
Arches, 2 days
Canyonlands, impossible to say a couple of days driving to the overlooks, if you actually want to drive into the parks then a lot more. 4WD country.
100 miles to Cortez
Mesa Verde, Better make reservations online for tours well before you get there or it will be an afternoon trip
A hundred miles to
Silverton, Have no idea... look around town?
Short drive to
Black Canyon of the Gunnison, If you want to go down into the canyon you better be VERY fit. 3000 down. Look around the overlooks on one side--4 hours. North side is better IMO.
200 miles to
Pikes Peak, Just drive up? Half a day. Watch your brakes.
Mt Evans, You'll have gone higher in both Glacier and RMNP.
Rocky Mtn NP, Depends on which side. Both sides extremely commercialized.
Devils Tower, and hour or two off the interest, 2 hours to drive up and walk around. Have to drop your TT at the bottom. There is a VERY pricey KOA at the bottom.
Black Hills, Depends could be a quick trip to Rushmore or spend days doing the two caves and Custer State Park.
Badlands Again get out and walk around there is more here than people know. Not just a walk around. Excellent KOA in Scenic at the south entrance.
Not counting after RMNP since that is going home, I figure 2400 miles plus/minus or 8 days driving. Figure 1800 miles coming and going or 6 days driving. 14 days on the road not counting days driving around the parks.
600 miles to
Glacier, Need 4 days, 2 or 3 days on the east side then a trip up Going to the Sun another day. Many camp at the St Mary KOA
then 400 miles to
Yellowstone, You could spend a month here and not see everything, we've done it. But give it 5 days then. Forget about reservations in the park.
1/2 a day to
Tetons, Has more to do than most people know, say 3 days with a ferry trip across the lake. We camped at Shadow Mountain rate it 5 out of 5
then 400 miles to
Dinosaur, A drive thru and a bus to the visitor center. 4 hours
200 miles to Moab where you can base camp for Arches and Canyonlands
Arches, 2 days
Canyonlands, impossible to say a couple of days driving to the overlooks, if you actually want to drive into the parks then a lot more. 4WD country.
100 miles to Cortez
Mesa Verde, Better make reservations online for tours well before you get there or it will be an afternoon trip
A hundred miles to
Silverton, Have no idea... look around town?
Short drive to
Black Canyon of the Gunnison, If you want to go down into the canyon you better be VERY fit. 3000 down. Look around the overlooks on one side--4 hours. North side is better IMO.
200 miles to
Pikes Peak, Just drive up? Half a day. Watch your brakes.
Mt Evans, You'll have gone higher in both Glacier and RMNP.
Rocky Mtn NP, Depends on which side. Both sides extremely commercialized.
Devils Tower, and hour or two off the interest, 2 hours to drive up and walk around. Have to drop your TT at the bottom. There is a VERY pricey KOA at the bottom.
Black Hills, Depends could be a quick trip to Rushmore or spend days doing the two caves and Custer State Park.
Badlands Again get out and walk around there is more here than people know. Not just a walk around. Excellent KOA in Scenic at the south entrance.
Not counting after RMNP since that is going home, I figure 2400 miles plus/minus or 8 days driving. Figure 1800 miles coming and going or 6 days driving. 14 days on the road not counting days driving around the parks.
