Mt. Rushmore & Badlands-Must-See Suggestions
We have only a week to visit & see the Mt. Rushmore & Bad Lands areas. Our plans also include a day trips to Devils Tower & Crazy Horse. What are other "must-see" suggestions? Like Jewel Cave Natio...
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In the badlands / grassland, we really enjoyed getting a bit off the general tourist circuit and drove out to the top of the "Wall" for a picnic lunch and exploring a bit. We really wanted to dry camp for a couple of nights out there, but lacking 4x4 we decided not to risk it since it was really wet and the rangers had warned us that campers where paying $1K each to get towed out of muddy grassland back to the road. We only saw one small TT towed by a 4x4 truck who seemed to have no trouble.
Also visited the Minuteman site and then went down to see the "Wall" from the bottom of that landscape. It was like driving on another planet.
As others said, Mt Rushmore was a bit of a let down -- they always post greatly enlarged pic's that make it seem much more impressive then reality is.
On the day trip over to Devils Tower, we returned back to our campsite near Custer by way of 585 / 85 from Sundance to Newcastle. I thought it seemed much more a real view of the Wyoming ranch life with no touristy stuff.
We barely stopped in Deadwood - that whole town just reminded of way too much of a beach boardwalk -- junk shops and junk food and way too many people.
Also visited the Minuteman site and then went down to see the "Wall" from the bottom of that landscape. It was like driving on another planet.
As others said, Mt Rushmore was a bit of a let down -- they always post greatly enlarged pic's that make it seem much more impressive then reality is.
On the day trip over to Devils Tower, we returned back to our campsite near Custer by way of 585 / 85 from Sundance to Newcastle. I thought it seemed much more a real view of the Wyoming ranch life with no touristy stuff.
We barely stopped in Deadwood - that whole town just reminded of way too much of a beach boardwalk -- junk shops and junk food and way too many people.
