Quote Originally Posted by TheVBs View Post
Oh! You are going to love that area! You're doing a lot more than we did there, but I'll share a few things from our visit.

The Badlands are gorgeous!! Give yourself plenty of time for pullovers and to walk the trails. There's a Prairie Dog Town right at the entrance that's worth stopping at. No charge, unless you want to buy peanuts to feed the prairie dogs. There's also a giant prairie dog statue (I get a kick out of weird things like that).

Wall Drug is weird and funky. Walk through the whole thing. There are fun things to discover.

Custer State Park is also gorgeous. We took the short loop drive. Wish we'd had time for the longer one. Again, give yourself lots of time for pullovers. There's one spot where you can see Mt. Rushmore through one of the rock tunnels. It's a great photo op.

Mt. Rushmore was one of my favorite stops on this trip! There's actually a beautiful hike around the monument. You can see it from different angles. There's a small museum there, a great gift shop and some really good ice cream.

The Mammoth Site was AWESOME! Really interesting to see. I think you'll be glad you stopped.

We haven't been to anything else on your itinerary, so I'm really excited to hear your report on them. Have a wonderful trip!
Thanks for all the tips. I'll definitely get the peanuts. I love taking photos, so I'll be sure to add in extra time for the parks. Definitely going to look for the spot with Mt. Rushmore through the tunnels.