Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, Cheyenne

jalichty wrote:
If it was me, I would take the time you are planning on seeing Cheyenne and spend it in Grand Teton, which you will probably pass through on your way home anyway, unless you go over Sylvan Pass, then you need to stop in Cody to see the Buffalo Bill Museum. Easier pull through Grand Teton and you could park in the Colter Bay campground while you are there, the sites are all first-come, first-served. Get there around 9:30-10:00 in the morning just before checkout time and you could get a good spot. And you are right, three days in Yellowstone will allow you to see the high spots, but it really is a big place and, unless you don't like to get out of your car, you'll only get to see the high spots. Since you have two weeks and are going to spend six of them traveling to and from the parks, I would suggest that one day is plenty to see Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse and then drive towards Yellowstone and have a great time. Three days in Yellowstone, after one day of travel to get you there would leave you a couple/three days to see Grand Teton and down through Dubois to Lander and Rawlins to I-80 and then home.

I have to agree with this plan. We did this trip in 2013, Grand Tetons were our personal favorite part of the trip. BTW we did make reservations at Colter Bay RV Park http://www.gtlc.com/rv/colter-bay-rv-park. After a couple days in Yellowstone, we had had enough there since we are not big hikers, and saw no bears. Rapid City KOA was a nice place stay for Rushmore. I highly recommend the Fort Hays bus tour for Rushmore, Custer, and Crazy Horse. http://mountrushmoretours.com/ It also will take you through the Needles Highway tunnel in a tour bus. If you've never seen that video, search Youtube. Also, Cody is a very cool town to visit, and the drive through Big Horn Mountains is a must, just make sure rig is in tip top shape if your pulling your camper.