Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Cheyenne
Planning a trip to these three areas next year late Aug or early Sept. Looking to get ideas of things to do other than the obvious. Tentative plan is to leave central Texas and go to Rushmore, the...
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Hi Mark,
We just did that trip this summer.
We spent several days in the Mount Rushmore area and stayed at the amazing Rafter J Bar Ranch. You can see my pictures and review HERE.
We spent 4 days in the Black Hills but we didn't spend all of that time keeping busy. We relaxed at the RV park a lot. For us, Mount Rushmore took 2-3 hours since we did the short trail that takes you closer to the monument. I highly recommend it.
We were a little disappointed in Crazy Horse. While we were there, they weren't doing the bus tours that took you closer, so we only got to see it from a distance. We thought a lot of the movie was more about the man/family who is building it than about the Native Americans. That being said, it was still kind of interesting. Again, this was 2-3 hours.
We spent a day exploring Custer State Park and the Needles Highway (highly recommend this!). We did a hike around the lake in Custer and did the wildlife loop drive. We probably could have lived without the drive since we saw many of the same animals in Yellowstone.
We spent 3 days exploring Yellowstone, and those were pretty long days. We didn't come close to seeing or doing it all, but we felt like we had a good amount of time to see the highlights without feeling rushed at all. I just did an interview on the RV Family Travel Atlas podcast with our trip planning recommendations and favorite sites. You can find it HERE. Just scroll to the bottom of the blog post to see the player and listen to the podcast, if you are interested.
We just drove through Cheyenne, so I have no tips for that. You are welcome to message me if you have any questions about Mount Rushmore/Yellowstone, though. Have fun trip planning!
We just did that trip this summer.
We spent several days in the Mount Rushmore area and stayed at the amazing Rafter J Bar Ranch. You can see my pictures and review HERE.
We spent 4 days in the Black Hills but we didn't spend all of that time keeping busy. We relaxed at the RV park a lot. For us, Mount Rushmore took 2-3 hours since we did the short trail that takes you closer to the monument. I highly recommend it.
We were a little disappointed in Crazy Horse. While we were there, they weren't doing the bus tours that took you closer, so we only got to see it from a distance. We thought a lot of the movie was more about the man/family who is building it than about the Native Americans. That being said, it was still kind of interesting. Again, this was 2-3 hours.
We spent a day exploring Custer State Park and the Needles Highway (highly recommend this!). We did a hike around the lake in Custer and did the wildlife loop drive. We probably could have lived without the drive since we saw many of the same animals in Yellowstone.
We spent 3 days exploring Yellowstone, and those were pretty long days. We didn't come close to seeing or doing it all, but we felt like we had a good amount of time to see the highlights without feeling rushed at all. I just did an interview on the RV Family Travel Atlas podcast with our trip planning recommendations and favorite sites. You can find it HERE. Just scroll to the bottom of the blog post to see the player and listen to the podcast, if you are interested.
We just drove through Cheyenne, so I have no tips for that. You are welcome to message me if you have any questions about Mount Rushmore/Yellowstone, though. Have fun trip planning!
