Hi friends! My brother-in-law is looking to tick all the stated off his list. The Dakotas are two of the few he has remaining. He asked if we'd like to tag along this year (looking at late spring-1st week of june probably).

Rushmore, Black Hills, Badlands. We will be anywhere from 4-7 adults (once we nail down the dates we'll ask people to commit), and we are debating bringing our daughter, who will be 3 1/2 at the time.

Any lodging recommendations? And any opinions about bringing our DD? She is usually well behaved at anything we take her to but, if we end up doing a lot of walking/hiking we will need to buy one of those hiking carry backpacks. She can stay behind with my parents if needed.