Mount Rushmore in the Winter

Not a good idea traveling in that part of the country in the winter months. Especially a guy from Florida. LOL!

Better take a snow mobile in case you get stranded with snow.

AS a snow country driver (from Rochester NY) I have worked very hard to never be in a position that requires me to drive the coach in any kind of slippery weather. I know how to do it and am quite competent at it, just would rather not have 30,000 pounds of motorhome plus tow'd start to move sideways or not at all. I understand the desire to have the parks to yourself just need to prepare yourselves and your equipment for extreme cold. sitting in my son's driveway in VA when the temps dip into the teens (in the mountains) the propane starts to go very quickly. I use external 30 lb tanks (7.5 gal) to avoid having to make a nasty trip in the coach to top off, I run through one in just a few days! I keep a spare filled in case we run low over a weekend. It should be fun, just not for me, DW is complaining because it is under 72 right now :)

That's cool, thanks for the link.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
I can't imagine they would keep Custer State Park or the Needles Highway but then again, I am often wrong!

Here is a good link about Custer State Park. It is a great place during the Winter: Custer State Park
Needles is closed during the Winter months and, of course, Mount Rushmore is open all year round. .

I am still fairly young and don't mind taking some risk with traveling up in those areas during the winter months. I love touring around in areas with fewer people because I hate lines and waiting. I tow a Jeep Sahara and it did great in Silverton a couple of years ago at Christmas. The snow was about 1/2 the depth of the tires through town. Loved it! The route I am going, does not look like it will take me through any tremendously high mountain passes, but do have a set of chains for both vehicles if snow gets hubcap deep on a Ferris Wheel.

I do every Winter. No big deal.

I'm not going any place where knowingly, that the temps are going below freezing!

yeah, forgot Yellowstone. No vehicular traffic allowed in most of the park during the Winter, only snowmobiles. Again, contacting the parks about availability of services is highly recommended prior to travel.

J-Rooster wrote:
I've been to Mt. Rushmore and Yellowstone during the winter and the roads are plowed and drivable when I was there!

Really?? The park roads in Yellowstone are all closed from November thru March. Only the northern road from the North Entrance to Cooke City, Montana is open. Cooke City is a great snowmobiling destination, but the road is often ice and snow packed. Definitely not RV friendly.

Iam from Wyoming lots of snow, cold and wind ground blizzards that last for days.