Thank you for your responses. Our trip will start from Las Vegas, NV. I have not updated my profile, but we now live in Las, Vegas. We have already been to Zion National Park few times. Camped out there, then drove to Bryce Canyon. Also have been to Grand Canyon and Sedona, AZ few times. Camped at Williams, AZ then drove to Grand Canyon and Sedona on different days.
There is no specific reason on stopping by at Denver, CO on the way to Mt. Rushmore other than to take a break from driving. The same reason for stopping at SLC, UT. I was using MapQuest when I was looking at driving routes to Mt. Rushmore and it showed a route that would pass by Fort Collins or Denver, CO area. On the way back from Yellowstone NP, MapQuest showed a route that would pass by the SLC, UT area.
We are fairly new to TT camping and have not been to many places. It is unfortunate that I just received my approval for my 2 week vacation request for my son's summer vacation. I spent hours today looking for RV campgrounds and almost ALL are fully booked. I saw few places that have one night availability left. We have always wanted to do extended road trip with the family. Would like to see new places, given the time we have.
It seems like Mt. Rushmore is really too far to drive. Considering now od just dropping it off the list. We would like to keep at least Yellowstone NP. So, any suggestions on places that we might pass by on the way to Yellowstone NP from Las, Vegas? Would like to see lakes, river and forest/trees and mountain views.
