Badlands & Custer SP. Difference in June vs August?
Our two options to visit Custer SP and the Badlands next year are the third week of June or the end of August. Is there any difference or advantage or disadvantage with either time frame? Thanks
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I live in the Black Hills, and either would work. Just be sure to understand, early June we can still get snow, but by late June, you should be safe.
In June, the hardwoods will be green, and most likely in late August too. If you heard an elk bugle, I would be shocked. If you want to see elk, make sure and drive through Wind Cave NP. Take road #5, and keep a close watch. We see elk every time we drive that road. The bison in Custer State Park have traces of cattle DNA, as do most herds. The bison in Wind Cave have no cattle DNA. Just so you know, you can not tell the difference between them by looking at them. You will see as many bison here as you will at Yellowstone, but with very little traffic.
Also, it is unusual for it to be over about 30% humidity here.
In June, the hardwoods will be green, and most likely in late August too. If you heard an elk bugle, I would be shocked. If you want to see elk, make sure and drive through Wind Cave NP. Take road #5, and keep a close watch. We see elk every time we drive that road. The bison in Custer State Park have traces of cattle DNA, as do most herds. The bison in Wind Cave have no cattle DNA. Just so you know, you can not tell the difference between them by looking at them. You will see as many bison here as you will at Yellowstone, but with very little traffic.
Also, it is unusual for it to be over about 30% humidity here.
