Opinions for First National Park Visit
We live in FL and I am looking for some opinions on which National Park(s) to visit for our first Western trip. We want to go out West and will have about 3 weeks and we have 3 young children. Plan...
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You are looking at 5 days to get to Yellowstone, and 4 days to get to South Dakota. I would go to Badlands NP, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave NP. Lots to do in and around Custer and you can use that as a home base to visit the other areas. Second choice would be Rocky Mountain NP in CO, and a visit to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, which is also about a 4 day drive. Keep in mind those are 500 mile days, which is a very long time for a 4 year old to be in the car. There may be other stops along the way that others can suggest. Driving a day or two and stopping for a day or two is probably the best way to handle a 4 year old.
