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Day721

Day 721 — Wind Cave & Custer — Rushmore, Badlands & Wind Cave

Full day5h planned
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716Trail & Cars717Free Day718North to the Black Hills719Rushmore & Crazy Horse720The Badlands721Wind Cave & Custer722Free Day723To Deadwood724The Wild West725Free Day726East to Wall Drug727The Emporium728Free Day729East to the capital730Capital on the River731Free Day732North to North Dakota733The Capital734West to Medora735Theodore Roosevelt NP736Free Day737East to Fargo738Downtown & the Woodchipper739Free Day740South to the Corn Palace741Corn & Falls742Free Day743South to Omaha744The Zoo745Old Market & the River746Free Day747West to Lincoln748The Tower Capitol749Free Day750South into Kansas751The Ball of Twine752Free Day753Southwest to Dodge754Dodge City755The Flint Hills756Free Day757South to Wichita758Plains & Cowtown759Free Day760North to Abilene761Ike & the Old West762Free Day763East to Topeka764Capitol & Civil Rights765Free Day766East to Kansas City

A rare cave and a wildlife loop.

  1. 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM· 5h

    Wind Cave NP & Custer State ParkNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Tour the boxwork formations of Wind Cave, then Custer State Park's Wildlife Loop and the Needles Highway.

    Bring: layers

    26611 US-385, Hot Springs, SD

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here