Black Hills, Mount Rushmore, Badlands Trip Report
 

Not a lot of recent action in the South Dakota Forum, but I was able to glean quite a bit of information from prior posts to help in our planning. Many thanks to the contributors.

Our family of 4 (DD17, DD14) spent 8 nights in South Dakota as a road trip from Indiana:
1 night in Sioux Falls
5 nights in Custer (VRBO)
1 night in Wall (Frontier Cabins)
1 night in Sioux Falls on return

We focused on the National Park Service and Custer State Park options in the area. Specifically:

NPS sites visited:
Mount Rushmore, Jewel Cave, Wind Cave, Minuteman Missile, Badlands, Devil's Tower

Custer SP:
3 scenic drives, Harney Peak, Sunday Gulch, Prairie Loop Trail

Other Black Hills:
Spearfish Scenic Byway (Roughlock Falls & Devil's Bathtub hikes), DC Booth Fishery

Sites along the way:
[Sioux] Falls Park, Corn Palace, Chamberlain Rest Area (Lewis & Clark)

Photos and commentary here:
https://freytravel.wordpress.com/201...ota-june-2016/

Thanks again!

Great report, as usual. Thank you!
Sorry about the heart attack. I am glad you are able to be active again.

indy_dad:

Nice report - we took this trip many years ago with our 3 children. It is a part of America that everyone should see at least once. I also remember the heat and marvel at the tenacity of the early settlers.

I am sorry to hear that you have had some recent health issues but appear to have fully recovered. Take care and thank you for sharing.

Sandy

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it (and yes, all is well).

Oh my - I have just been rereading your reports from Scotland and Cornwall when your kids were younger - and shorter! What a difference four years has made. (I know, I know - I swore as a kid I'd never say 'my how you've grown' to kids, but that oath was made a while ago.)

As always, a fun report to read, thanks for all the effort and detail. (And glad to hear you have recovered.)

One of the best reasons for the travel blogs has been to capture the kids along the way. They have grown quite a bit.

Great report!!!