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Dec 08, 2015Explorer
LoudDog wrote:
Planning is coming together...
Questions:
Devils Tower, I don't intend to climb it and we probably don't need to hike in that area. Could it be done as a drive by with the trailer (photo below is old, we have a 30ish footer now)? Is there pull offs with RV parking or will we be able to easily find places to pull over?
Badlands NP, same question. It looks like it's possible to see most of it while driving through, but would there be parking lots and pull outs big enough and not over crowded?
I'm thinking we could do a drive by of Devils tower, spend a couple nights in or near black hills nat forest for hiking and exploring, then drive through the bad lands on the way east.
I would not pull a trailer up to the Devils Tower parking lot. Seems like there was very little room for trailers up there. Lots of tight parking spots. However right after entering the park there is a lot to the left to drop off trailers/campers. Then you can drive your truck on up to the tower lot.
The trail around the tower it not long and fairly flat once you climb up to it. We enjoyed it.
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