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Black Hills & Badlands

Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park bison and Badlands sunsets.

South Dakota6 daysMay–Sep (avoid Sturgis week)Loop back homeSightseeing

Rig notes: Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road have narrow tunnels (as low as 10'7") — leave the rig at camp.

Copies the stops into your own trip with real driving miles. You can re-plan, reorder or invite friends afterwards.

The route

  1. 1
    Wall, SD · 1 night

    Badlands Loop Road, Wall Drug

  2. 2
    Keystone, SD · 2 nights

    Mount Rushmore

  3. 3
    Custer, SD · 2 nights

    Custer State Park, Wind Cave, Crazy Horse

  4. 4
    Rapid City, SD

    Fly-in / fly-out hub