Mount Rushmore (best campgrounds)
Thinking of booking Mount Rushmore now for next summer. Looking at the KOA and Rafter J. Am I missing any other GREAT options. Looking for clean, nice sites, nice views. Looking for relatively cu...
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Here's the scoop on the Mt. Rushmore KOA. I've stayed there. The KOA and Rafter J are on the same road. I've not been inside Rafter J.
I see by your blog that you have kids. There's lots of things for kids to do at the KOA. Also a restaurant on site and a shuttle bus to Rushmore. There's a fee for the bus, but the parking garage charges as well.
Rafter J is 10 miles from Rushmore and the KOA is 6 miles. Big difference. :)
You'll be so close to Custer SP that you have to go while in the area. Its a state park, so NP passes don't work, but its not expensive. Your kids will get a kick out of the wild burros. They have quite a scam going. One stands in the middle of the road and the others go from car to car, begging for treats. They'll eat almost anything, but carrots are longer and the burros don't have very good eyesight. Hold on to the green part. I assume they take turns blocking the road.
I see by your blog that you have kids. There's lots of things for kids to do at the KOA. Also a restaurant on site and a shuttle bus to Rushmore. There's a fee for the bus, but the parking garage charges as well.
Rafter J is 10 miles from Rushmore and the KOA is 6 miles. Big difference. :)
You'll be so close to Custer SP that you have to go while in the area. Its a state park, so NP passes don't work, but its not expensive. Your kids will get a kick out of the wild burros. They have quite a scam going. One stands in the middle of the road and the others go from car to car, begging for treats. They'll eat almost anything, but carrots are longer and the burros don't have very good eyesight. Hold on to the green part. I assume they take turns blocking the road.
