Sedona, Az to Mount Rushmore - Best route?
Pulling a 32' 5th wheel what is the best route to take? Thanks, Brian
Forum Discussion
Looks like you have two great possibilities:
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I think it depends on which you may have already visited. Let me confine my comments to the first of these alternative routes. If you have never been there, both ABQ and Santa Fe are worth a stayover. We just stayed at Santa Fe Skies RV Park in July of this year and attended the same Native Artists Festival on the Plaza mentioned in a post by DesertHawk.
Earlier on that same trip we spent four nights in Colorado Springs at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. It is one of the finest--anywhere, but you would have to have reservations, so that depends on the date of your trip.
We stayed at Custer's Gulch RV Park in Custer, SD which we enjoyed and which gave us good access to Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, Needles Highway, and Mount Rushmore.
One variation: if you have never visited Taos, you could go there from Santa Fe, then on US 64 E back to I-25 near Raton, NM. We always like to stay at Cedar Rail RV at the top of Raton Pass for an overnight. OR you could go on up NM 522 to US 160 over to Walsenburg. I must admit I think the Raton version might be more scenic over to Eagle Nest.
This is probably enough for now.
I believe I'd head up to I-40 E to ABQ; I-25 N to Santa Fe to Denver to Cheyenne to US 18 (Exit 126) East to Lusk, US 18/85 North to Black Hills area. We exit 85 to use US 18 East to reach Custer. Via SD 89 to US 385.
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An alternate route for the Sedona to Denver part....Take I-17 to Flagstaff then Hwy 89, 160, 163 (Monument Valley), 191 to Moab (Arches, Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point), then Scenic 128 up to I-70 east to Denver.
I think it depends on which you may have already visited. Let me confine my comments to the first of these alternative routes. If you have never been there, both ABQ and Santa Fe are worth a stayover. We just stayed at Santa Fe Skies RV Park in July of this year and attended the same Native Artists Festival on the Plaza mentioned in a post by DesertHawk.
Earlier on that same trip we spent four nights in Colorado Springs at Cheyenne Mountain State Park. It is one of the finest--anywhere, but you would have to have reservations, so that depends on the date of your trip.
We stayed at Custer's Gulch RV Park in Custer, SD which we enjoyed and which gave us good access to Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, Needles Highway, and Mount Rushmore.
One variation: if you have never visited Taos, you could go there from Santa Fe, then on US 64 E back to I-25 near Raton, NM. We always like to stay at Cedar Rail RV at the top of Raton Pass for an overnight. OR you could go on up NM 522 to US 160 over to Walsenburg. I must admit I think the Raton version might be more scenic over to Eagle Nest.
This is probably enough for now.
